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Chínipas

Chínipas de Almada, a town in the south-west of the Mexican state of Chihuahua


Chínipas de Almada

The name honours Francisco R. Almada, a historian and two-time governor of Chihuahua born in the town; the "de Almada" suffix was added by the State Congress on 17 June 1976, when Chínipas served as the state capital for one day.


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