Batopilas | |
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 A street of the main plaza (2017) | |
  Batopilas Location in Chihuahua  Batopilas Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°1′36″N 107°44′22″W / 27.02667°N 107.73944°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Batopilas |
| Foundation | 1708 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Israel Varela Ordoñez |
| Elevation | 578 m (1,896 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,220[1] |
| • Demonym | Batopilense |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Postal Code | 33400 |
| Area code | 649 |
Batopilas (Spanish: [batoˈpilas] ) is a small town, and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, located along the Batopilas River at the bottom of the Batopilas canyon, part of the Copper Canyon. As of 2010, the town of Batopilas had a population of 1,220.[1] Its elevation above sea level is 578 metres (1,896 ft). The town is situated in a narrow valley, bordered by steep canyon walls.[2] The government of Mexico declared it a Pueblo Mágico on October 19, 2012.[3]
Batopilas was a prominent silver-mining center from the early 18th to the early 20th century.
- ^ a b "Información de localidad Batopilas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Batopilas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2014.; Google Earth
- ^ "Calderón declara Pueblo Mágico a Batopilas, Chihuahua". 24 Horas. Retrieved 27 November 2017.