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San Buenaventura | |
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City | |
Nickname: "El Valle" | |
Motto(s): "TIERRA BUENA, RAZA NOBLE" | |
Coordinates: 29°50′N 107°28′W / 29.833°N 107.467°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chihuahua |
Municipality | Buenaventura |
Area | |
• Total | 8,938.29 km2 (3,451.09 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,957 |
Demonym | Buenaventurense or Vallero |
Patron saint's day | 14 July |
Website | http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08010a.htm |
San Buenaventura (named for St. Bonaventure) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the Buenaventura Municipality.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,957,[1] down from 9,402 as of 2005.[2]
In 1660 Capitán Juan de Munguía and Villela and Fr. Gerónimo de Birues founded the settlement of The Valley of San Buenaventura with Chinarra and Suma people.[3]
The vast majority of the population is Mestizo, they are descended from the Spanish settlers and the Chinarra and Suma people.[4]