{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Naica |settlement_type =Town |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_map = Saucillo en Chihuahua.jpg |map_caption = Municipality of Saucillo in Chihuahua |pushpin_map = Mexico <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =above |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Mexico <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Mexico}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Chihuahua |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = Saucillo <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = Founded <!-- Settled --> |established_date = 1828 |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of =2010 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =4,938 |population_density_km2 = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|27|51|3|N|105|29|47|W|region:MX|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Naica''' is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the municipality of Saucillo. As of 2010, the town of Naica had a population of 4,938,<ref name=SEDESOL>{{cite web|title=Saucillo|url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=08&mun=062|work=Catálogo de Localidades|publisher=Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL)|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref> up from 4,775 in the 2005 INEGI Census.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saucillo|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08062a.htm|work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México|publisher=Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal|accessdate=October 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401104436/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08062a.htm|archive-date=April 1, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It is a mining town and the location of the renowned Naica Mine. thumb|550px|none|Panorama of Naica [[File:Fluorite-140515.jpg|thumb|none|Fluorite specimen from Naica Mine. Note the clear "windows' into the transparent, light green interior of this compound crystal. Size: {{convert|4.7|x|4.5|x|3.9|cm|in|abbr=on|frac=8}}.]]
==See also== *Cave of the Crystals
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Commonscat|Naica, Chihuahua}} {{Coord|27|51|3|N|105|29|47|W|region:MX-CHH_type:landmark_source:wikimapia| display=title}} Category:Populated places in Chihuahua (state) Category:Populated places established in 1828
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