Ascensión is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. Ascensión City is the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 11,000.1 km2 (4,247.2 sq mi).

Chihuahua is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with 3,741,869 inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning 247,798.08 square kilometres (95,675.37 sq mi).