Camargo, Chihuahua

Santa Rosalía de Camargo Camargo City
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Coat of arms
Santa Rosalía de Camargo Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°41′13″N 105°10′21″W / 27.68694°N 105.1725°W / 27.68694; -105.1725
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipality	Camargo
Area
– Total	16,066.50 km2 (6,203.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,250 m (4,101 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	39,149

Santa Rosalía de Camargo, originally called Santa Rosalia, and now known as "Camargo City", is a city in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as municipal seat of Camargo municipality. It is a colonial town steeped in history. The Mission Santa Rosalía has a beautiful park. Camargo is within a short distance from a small pueblo called Chavira, now Chavira is another neighborhood of the city, and a short distance up the road to the old Precidio San Francisco de Conchos near Lake Boquilla and Lake Colina known as places for tourists to come especially in the summer season, as well as Los Filtros.

History

During the Spanish conquest of Mexico, the Spaniards came in and waged war against the Native Conchos Indians who lived there. During the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa also invaded Camargo. Other Native tribes such as the Apache Indians came down from the Ojinaga, Chihuahua region not far from El Paso, and waged war against the Conchos Indians. Some used the Rio Grande as well as the Rio Conchos to ride their horses into the region. The River provided water as a source supply for survival. The San Francisco de Conchos area was attacked by various tribes.

The region is known for agriculture, cattle, corn, pecan trees and its surrounding mountains. Camargo is ethnically diverse, but mostly of European origin, composed of Spanish, Basque, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Mennonites, South African Boers and Conchos Indians. The Tarahumara Indians come into Camargo to sell goods to local people and they live throughout the region and up in the mountains.

Neighborhoods of Camargo

The Camargo's Municipality has 248 "Colonias" (neighborhoods) and "Zonas Conurbadas" which make the entire City.

Population

The INEGI census of 2005 showed a population of 39,149 in the city of Santa Rosalía de Camargo, while Camargo municipality had a population of 47,209.

Tourism

Tourism is a popular activity and a generating potential of currencies, because Camargo City and vicinity possesses a great number of natural attractions, the most popular being:

• Colina lake With calm waters where one can practice different aquatic sports, as water skiing, jet skiing, and boating.
• "Ojo Caliente" Resort With thermal and sulphurous waters, located 4 km from Camargo.
• Los Filtros With birth of moderate templated waters, it is located to only 30 km from Camargo's city
• Presa la Boquilla is located to the southwest of the city, one of the most beautiful and interesting places of the region.

Interesting places to go

• Plaza Juarez (park)
• City Hall
• "Puerta de Camargo" monument
• Santa Rosalia Church
• Santuario Church
• "Acueducto" monumment
• Bicentenary Park
• Rancho El Floreno

Agriculture

Wheat, sorghum, cotton, soy bean, maiz (corn), bean, chili, alfalfa, onion.

Fruits of the region

Nut, grapevine, apricot, watermelon, melon, pear, plum-tree, small peach.

Ranching

Mostly cattle (cows).

Schools in Camargo City

Name	Level	Type
Adolfo Lopez Mateos	Primary School	Public
Alonso N Urueta	Primary School	Public
Amado Nervo Institute	Kindergarten, Primary, Junior High School	Private
Antonio Casso	Kindergarten	Public
Arturo Armendariz Delgado	Kindergarten	Public
Benemérito de las Américas. ES-4	Junior High School	Public
Benito Juárez	Primary School	Public
Bertha Von Glumer 1392	Kindergarten	Public
Bini Re'e	Kindergarten	Public
CAMLE S.C. CENDI	Preschool	Private
Bilingual college Carmen Ibarra de Briseño	Kindergarten, Primary School	Private
CEDEX Cuitlahuac 3410	Adult Education	Public
CENDI SEP.# 10	Preschool	Public
Multiple Attention Center # 2	Special Education	Public
Center of Technological and Industrial Services Baccalaureate # 143	Technical High School	Public
Commercial Training Center	Adult Education	Private
Superior Studies Center of Camargo	University	Private
Chihuahua Schoolar Center	Adult Education, Work Training	Private
20-30 Club	Kindergarten	Public
Cuitlahuac # 2334	Primary School	Public
Division Del Norte Highschool	High School	Semi-Private
Edmundo Porras Fierro 2212	Primary School	Public
Sexual Education	Adult Education, Work Training	Public
Enrique Laubscher	Kindergarten	Public
Infantile Stays Camargo Chihuahua Mexico	Preschool	Private
Infantile Stays Camargo A. C. 059	Preschool	Private
Esther T. Castellanos #2230	Primary School	Public
Faculty of Accountancy and Administration, Chihuahua's Autonomous University, Extension Camargo	University	Public Autonomous
Fernando Ahuatzin Reyes	Primary School	Public
Francisco I. Madero	Primary School	Public
Gregorio M. Solis	Primary School	Public
Hector de la Garza 2764	Primary School	Public
Ignacia Rodriguez Lozoya	Primary School	Public
Ignacio Camargo 2039	Primary School	Public
Institute of managerial computation Camargo	Adult Education, Work Training	Private
Irma Aceves de Galindo 2773	Primary School	Public
Jaime Torres Bodet	Primary School	Public
Jesus Hilario Cardona Rodriguez	Adult Education, Secondary Grade	Public
Jose Refugio Mar de la Rosa	Primary School	Public
Jose Rosas Moreno	Kindergarten	Public
Lazaro Cardenas	Primary School	Public
María de Jesus Bejarano 2040	Primary School	Public
Maria Curie	Primary school	Public
Maria del Refugio Hermosillo	Kindergarten	Public
Maria Montessori	Kindergarten	Public
Netzahualcoyotl	Primary School	Public
Niños Heroes 1364	Primary School	Public
Aborigen School, (Ethnical school)	Kindergarten, Primary School	Public
Ramon Lopez Velarde	Kindergarten	Public
Salvador Martinez Prieto 1330	Kindergarten	Public
State's Junior High School 3032	Junior High School	Public
State's Junior High School 3063	Junior High School	Public
Technical Secondary School #35	Junior High School	Public
Tec Millenio University	University	Private

Telesecundaria 6086 Ortegueno

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Chihuahua Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Coordinates: 27°40′01″N 105°10′01″W / 27.667°N 105.167°W / 27.667; -105.167

External links

• [1] Official Website of the Municipality of Camargo