Mapimí, Durango

Mapimí
Founded as Santiago de Mapimí
City & municipal seat
Butterscotch-colored wulfenite crystals (largest 8mm.) with green mimetite, from Ojuela Mine near Mapimi.
Mapimí
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°49′59″N 103°50′52″W / 25.83306°N 103.84778°W / 25.83306; -103.84778Coordinates: 25°49′59″N 103°50′52″W / 25.83306°N 103.84778°W / 25.83306; -103.84778
Country  Mexico
State Durango
Municipality Mapimí
Settled 25 July 1598
Town status 1777
Elevation 1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,623
Postal code 35200
Area code(s) 872
Demonym Mapimiense
Website www.mapimi.gob.mx

Mapimí (Spanish   ) is a city and municipal seat of the Mapimí Municipality in the Mexican state of Durango.[1]

As of 2010, the town of Mapimí had a population of 5,623.[2]

The Ojuela Mine, about 3 km. southeast of Mapimí, is a famous locality for mineral specimens, especially adamite.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mapimí". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Mapimí". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango
A classic specimen of Mapimi adamite, formerly on display at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum. Size: 8.5 x 6.25 x 4.5 cm.


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