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 7,877 km2 (3,041 sq mi).

Coyame del Sotol
Municipality
Municipality of Coyame del Sotol in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 29°27′41″N 105°05′50″W
Country Mexico
State Chihuahua
Founded1844
SeatCoyame
Area
 • Total7,877 km2 (3,041 sq mi)
Elevation
1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,681

As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681.[1][2]

The municipality had 232 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[2]

Name

"Coyame" is the Apache toponym of a nearby arroyo. "Sotol" is the local name for Dasylirion wheeleri, a flowering desert plant, and for sotol, a distilled mezcal-like spirit made from it.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 46 localities. These are the largest:

Village2010 census population
Total municipality1,681
Coyame709
San Pedro235
La Paz de México184
Cuchillo Parado124

Adjacent municipalities
gollark: * those
gollark: I could switch to newlines, if you prefer thsoe?
gollark: I personally use vertical tabs, but I can see the arguments for spaces
gollark: SPACES ARE GOOD INDENTATIONSORT OFISH
gollark: Besides, I hacked esobot ages ago, so I'm kind of already admin?

References
  1. "2010 census tables: INEGI". Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. "Coyame del Sotol". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.