Manuel Benavides is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Manuel Benavides village. The municipality covers an area of 3,191.5 km².As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,601.The municipality had 183 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.GeographyTowns and villagesThe municipality has 115 localities. The largest are:Adjacent municipalities and counties Ocampo Municipality, Coahuila - east Camargo Municipality - south Ojinaga Municipality - west Presidio County, Texas - north Brewster County, Texas - northeast