Janos is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the extreme northwest of Chihuahua, on the border with the state of Sonora and the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,953. The municipal seat is the town of Janos, Chihuahua, which shares its name with the municipality.
The El Berrendo/Antelope Wells border crossing is located in the municipality.
As of 2010, the town of Janos had a population of 2,738. Other than the town of Janos, the municipality had 315 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Monte Verde (Altamira) (1,087), classified as rural.
The name "Janos" was given by the Janos people, the indigenous inhabitants of the area upon the arrival of the Spaniards.The Janos and Jocomes people of northwestern Chihuahua were probably sub-tribes or closely related to the Suma Indians. The Janos were probably a sub-tribe or closely related to the Suma people. Neither the Janos nor the Suma survived contact and are now extinct. Franciscan missionaries originally built a mission in the location in 1640, under the name Soledad de Janos. The mission did not, however, survive a series of revolts by indigenous people and was replaced on 16 October 1686 by a military presidio under Gen. Juan Fernández de la Fuente. The presidio defended the area from attacks from Apache raiders until the municipality was established in 1820.
Towns and villages
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are: Name 2010 Census Population Janos 2,738 Monte Verde (Altamira) 1,087 Fernández Leal 885 Pancho Villa (La Morita) 812 Tres Álamos 670 Casa de Janos 399 San Pedro 336 Buenos Aires (Campo Uno) 275 Altamirano 255 Buenos Aires (Campo Cuatro) 213 Total Municipality 10,953
Other settlements: El Berrendo (1)
Adjacent municipalities and counties
Ascensión Municipality - east Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality - southeast Casas Grandes Municipality - south Bacerac Municipality, Sonora - southwest Bavispe Municipality, Sonora - west Agua Prieta Municipality, Sonora - west Hidalgo County, New Mexico - north
Sister City Janos Municipality has one sister city.: - Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA
Notes
References Janos, Chihuahua (Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)