Coyame
{{Short description|Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua}}
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Coyame (formally: Santiago de Coyame) is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of Coyame del Sotol Municipality.
In the 2010 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 709. [http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 2010 census tables: INEGI] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502025339/http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 |date=May 2, 2013 }}
It was founded in 1715 by the Spanish explorer Juan Antonio Traviña y Retes.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
Coyame is also the location of a hot spring and a cave system.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
See also
- Coyame UFO Incident of 1974
References
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Category:Populated places in Chihuahua (state)