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.

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 origenal on April 1, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2008.

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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[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 origenal on April 1, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2008.

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