Naica

Naica
Naica
Town
	Municipality of Saucillo in Chihuahua
	Naica Location in Mexico
	Coordinates: 27°51′3″N 105°29′47″W / 27.85083°N 105.49639°W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipality	Saucillo
Founded	1828
Population (2010)
• Total	4,938

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,^[1] up from 4,775 in the 2005 INEGI Census.^[2]

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

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).

References

↑ "Saucillo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
↑ "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.

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

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[SEDESOL-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.

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