Coyame

{{Short description|Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua}} {{Infobox settlement   |name = Santiago de Coyame |settlement_type =Town |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Coyame del Sotol en Chihuahua.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Coyame is located in the Municipality of Coyame del Sotol |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Mexico  |pushpin_label_position =above |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Mexico  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Mexico}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Chihuahua |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = Coyame del Sotol |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1715 |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =  |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of =2010 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 709 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = Central |utc_offset = −7 |coordinates = {{coord|29|27|41|N|105|05|50|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 1220 |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 32850 |area_code =626 |blank_name = Demonym |blank_info =Coyamense |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Coyame''' (formally: '''Santiago de Coyame''') is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of Coyame del Sotol Municipality.

In the 2010 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 709.<ref> [http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 2010 census tables: INEGI] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502025339/http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 |date=May 2, 2013 }}</ref>

It was founded in 1715 by the Spanish explorer Juan Antonio Traviña y Retes.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

Coyame is also the location of a hot spring and a cave system.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

==See also== *Coyame UFO Incident of 1974

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Chihuahua-geo-stub}}

Category:Populated places in Chihuahua (state) Category:Populated places established in 1715 Category:1715 establishments in the Spanish Empire