Coyame (formally: Santiago de Coyame) is a town in the

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

of Chihuahua. It serves as the

municipal seat A municipal seat (Spanish: ; ) is the administrative center and seat of government of a municipality or civil parish, with other villages or towns subordinated. The term is used in Brazil, Colombia,Coyame del Sotol Municipality 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 . As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681. The municipality had 2 ...

. In the 2010 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 709. 2010 census tables: INEGI
It was founded in 1715 by the Spanish explorer

Juan Antonio Traviña y Retes ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

. Coyame is also the location of a hot spring and a cave system.

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{{Chihuahua-geo-stub Populated places in Chihuahua (state) Populated places established in 1715 1715 establishments in the Spanish Empire

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