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Namiquipa — Municipal Seat — Municipality of Namiquipa in Chihuahua
Location in Mexico
NamiquipaCoordinates: 29°15′01″N 107°24′33″W / 29.25028°N 107.40917°WCoordinates: 29°15′01″N 107°24′33″W / 29.25028°N 107.40917°W Country 
MexicoState Chihuahua Municipality Namiquipa Franciscan Mission 1763 Town status 1778 Government – Municipal President Héctor Ariel Meixueiro Muñoz (PRI) Elevation 1,888 m (6,194 ft) Population (2005) – Total 1,718 Postal code 31960 Area code(s) 659 Demonym Namiquipense Namiquipa is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Namiquipa.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 20,314, of whom 1,718 lived in the municipal seat.[1]
The origin of the settlement is an indigenous village called Namiquipa, where, in 1763, Franciscan missionaries established a mission called San Pedro de Alcántara de Namiquipa. It was given town (villa) status in 1778.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Namiquipa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08048a.htm. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
State of ChihuahuaCities Ciudad Chihuahua • Ciudad Cuauhtémoc • Ciudad Juárez • Delicias • Parral
Municipalities Sights Categories:- Populated places in Chihuahua
- Chihuahua geography stubs
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