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Town in Chihuahua, Mexico
Naica
Town
Municipality of Saucillo in ChihuahuaMunicipality of Saucillo in Chihuahua
Naica is located in MexicoNaicaNaicaLocation in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°51′3″N 105°29′47″W / 27.85083°N 105.49639°W / 27.85083; -105.49639
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
MunicipalitySaucillo
Founded1828
Population
 • Total4,938

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, up from 4,775 in the 2005 INEGI Census.

It is a mining town and the location of the renowned Naica Mine.

See also

References

  1. "Saucillo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Saucillo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
Panorama of Naica
Fluorite specimen from Naica Mine. Note the clear "windows' into the transparent, light green interior of this compound crystal. Size: 4.7 cm × 4.5 cm × 3.9 cm (1+7⁄8 in × 1+3⁄4 in × 1+1⁄2 in).

27°51′3″N 105°29′47″W / 27.85083°N 105.49639°W / 27.85083; -105.49639

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