| Mapimí Founded as Santiago de Mapimí |
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| Butterscotch-colored wulfenite crystals (largest 8mm.) with green mimetite, from Ojuela Mine near Mapimi. | |
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Mapimí
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipality | Mapimí |
| Settled | 25 July 1598 |
| Town status | 1777 |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,265 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,765 |
| Postal code | 35200 |
| Area code(s) | 872 |
| Demonym | Mapimiense |
| Website | www.mapimi.gob.mx |
Mapimí is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Mapimí in the Mexican state of Durango.[1]
As of the 1995 INEGI census, the population of the city was 4,765.[2]
The Ojuela Mine, about 3 km. southeast of Mapimí, is a famous locality for mineral specimens, especially adamite. [3]
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