Camargo, Chihuahua

Camargo, Chihuahua
Santa Rosalía de Camargo
Coat of arms of Camargo, Chihuahua
Motto: 
The Pearl of the Conchos
Camargo, Chihuahua is located in Chihuahua
Camargo, Chihuahua
Camargo, Chihuahua
Location in Mexico
Camargo, Chihuahua is located in Mexico
Camargo, Chihuahua
Camargo, Chihuahua
Camargo, Chihuahua (Mexico)
Coordinates: 27°41′13″N 105°10′21″W / 27.68694°N 105.17250°W / 27.68694; -105.17250
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
MunicipalityCamargo
Area
 • Total16,066.50 km2 (6,203.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total40,221

Santa Rosalía de Camargo,[1] originally called Santa Rosalía, and now known as "Ciudad Camargo" (Camargo City), is a city in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, located at the confluence of the Rio Parral and the Rio Conchos in the Allende Valley. It serves as the municipal seat of Camargo municipality and also serves as an important agricultural and livestock center for the area. Ciudad Camargo was originally founded in 1740 and refounded in 1792.