Coyame (formally: Santiago de Coyame) is a town in the
Mexican state of
Chihuahua. It serves as the
municipal seat
A municipal seat or ''cabecera municipal'' is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a municipality or civil parish with other villes or towns subordinated. The term is used in Brazil, Colombia,Coyame del Sotol Municipality
Coyame del Sotol is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat is Coyame. The municipality covers an area of .
As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681.
The municipality had 2 ...
.
In the 2010 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 709.
2010 census tables: INEGI
It was founded in 1715 by the Spanish explorer Juan Antonio Traviña y Retes.
Coyame is also the location of a hot spring and a cave system.
See also
*UFO_sightings_in_Mexico#1974, Coyame UFO Incident of 1974
References
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Populated places in Chihuahua (state)
Populated places established in 1715
1715 establishments in the Spanish Empire