Namiquipa, Chihuahua | |
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Municipal Seat | |
Municipality of Namiquipa in Chihuahua |
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Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 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 | Mexico |
State | 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 (2010) | |
• Total | 1,752 |
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.
As of 2010, the town of Namiquipa had a population of 1,752, up from 1,718 as of 2005.
The origin of the settlement is an indigenous village called Namiquipa, where Franciscan missionaries established a mission in 1763 called San Pedro de Alcántara de Namiquipa. Namiquipa was given town (villa) status in 1778.