Country Mexico Municipal seat Coyame Area 7,877 km² Capital Coyame | State Chihuahua Elevation 1,220 m (4,000 ft) Population 1,681 (2010) | |
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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).
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Map of Coyame del Sotol, Chihuahua, Mexico
As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681.
The municipality had 232 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.
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.
Towns and villages
The municipality has 46 localities. These are the largest:
Adjacent municipalities
References
Coyame del Sotol Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA