Santiago de Coyame | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Chihuahua |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Coyame del Sotol |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1715 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 709 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Pacific (US Mountain) |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | Pacific |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 29.4614°N -105.0972°W |
Elevation M: | 1220 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 32850 |
Area Code: | 626 |
Blank Name: | Demonym |
Blank Info: | Coyamense |
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. [1]
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.