[2] The municipality had 553 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Villa Ahumada (8,575), classified as urban.

According to local rumors, the town's drug dealers had been aligned with police and were linked to the Juárez Cartel.

[3] A similar attack occurred on February 10, 2009, in which 9 people were apparently kidnapped and driven to a ranch near El Vergel.

[4] A number of small mining districts are located in the hills around Villa Ahumada, and the area is noted for its crystal specimens of wulfenite and other minerals.

[7] It was also the location of a presidio and civilian settlement, tasked to guard the route of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.