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
Founded	1844
Seat	Coyame
Area
• Total	7,877 km^2 (3,041 sq mi)
Elevation	1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,681

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:

Village	2010 census population
Total municipality	1,681
Coyame	709
San Pedro	235
La Paz de México	184
Cuchillo Parado	124

Adjacent municipalities

• Ojinaga Municipality – east
• Aldama Municipality – south, southwest
• Ahumada Municipality – northwest
• Guadalupe Municipality – north

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.