Municipality Namiquipa Town status 1778 Elevation 1,888 m Postal code 31960 Area code 659 | Franciscan Mission 1763 Demonym Namiquipense Local time Monday 4:13 AM Population 1,752 (2010) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Namiquipa is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Namiquipa.
Map of Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico
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.
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