Ascensión is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, along the border with the United States. The city of Ascensión, Chihuahua, is the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 11,000.1 km2 (4,247.2 sq mi).
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 23,975, with just over half living in the municipal seat of Ascensión.
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Geography
Towns and villages
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
Adjacent municipalities and counties
Juárez Municipality - east
Ahumada Municipality - southeast
Buenaventura Municipality - south
Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality - south
Janos Municipality - west
Hidalgo County, New Mexico - northwest
Luna County, New Mexico - north
Doña Ana County, New Mexico - northeast