Coyame del Sotol is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua

Municipalities of Chihuahua

The Mexican state of Chihuahua is divided into 67 municipalities :...

, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Coyame

Coyame

Coyame is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of Coyame del Sotol Municipality.In the 2010 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 709....

. The municipality covers an area of 7,877 km².

As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681.

Name

"Coyame" is the Apache toponym of a nearby arroyo

Arroyo (creek)

An arroyo , a Spanish word translated as brook, and also called a wash is usually a dry creek or stream bed—gulch that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain. Wadi is a similar term in Africa. In Spain, a rambla has a similar meaning to arroyo.-Types and processes:Arroyos...

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"Sotol" is the local name for Dasylirion wheeleri

Dasylirion wheeleri

Dasylirion wheeleri is a flowering plant native to arid environments of northern Mexico, in Chihuahua and Sonora and in the southwestern United States, in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, and also in New Mexico and Texas.-Description:Dasylirion wheeleri is a moderate to slow-growing evergreen shrub...

, a flowering desert plant, and for sotol

Sotol

Sotol is a distilled spirit made from the Dasylirion wheeleri , a plant that grows in the wilds of Northern Mexico, New Mexico, West Texas, and the Texas Hill Country . It is known as the state drink of Chihuahua, Durango and Coahuila. There are few commercial examples available...

, a destilled mezcal

Mezcal

Mezcal, or mescal, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the maguey plant native to Mexico. The word mezcal comes from Nahuatl metl and ixcalli which mean 'oven cooked agave.'...

-like spirit made from it.

Towns and villages

The municipality has 46 localities. These are the largest:

Village	2010 Census Population
Total Municipality	1,681
Coyame Coyame Coyame is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of Coyame del Sotol Municipality.In the 2010 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 709....	709
San Pedro	235
La Paz de México	184
Cuchillo Parado	124

Adjacent municipalities

• Ojinaga Municipality - east
• Aldama Municipality - south, southwest
• Ahumada Municipality - northwest
• Guadalupe Municipality - north