Chimayó

Chimayó is a small town in . At the base of the , Chimayó is most well-known for its famed church that has a reputation for delivering miracles.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 3,180 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties in New Mexico, United States
  • Also known as: “Chimaco”, “Chimayo”, “Chimayo, New Mexico”, “Chimayo, NM”, “Chinayo”, “San Buenaventura de Chimayo”, “Tsimajobu’u”, and “Tsimayo”
  • Postal code: 87522

Places of Interest

Highlights include El Santuario de Chimayo and Potrero Cemetery.

Church
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El Santuario de Chimayó is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayo, New Mexico, United States. This shrine, a National Historic Landmark, is famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site.

Cemetery
Photo: Luz, CC BY 2.0.

Chimayó

Latitude
36.0039° or 36° 0′ 14″ north
Longitude
-105.9469° or 105° 56′ 49″ west
Population
3,180
Elevation
6,073 feet (1,851 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CI6
Open location code
858P2333+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151685661
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5461645
Wiki­data ID
Q3055512
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Chimayó” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيمايو”
  • Catalan: “Chimayo”
  • Cebuano: “Chimayo”
  • Chechen: “Чимайо”
  • Chinese: “Chimayo”
  • Chinese: “奇馬約”
  • Dutch: “Chimayo”
  • French: “Chimayo”
  • German: “Chimayo”
  • Gilaki: “چیمایو”
  • Irish: “Chimayo”
  • Italian: “Chimayo”
  • Ladin: “Chimayo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chimayo”
  • Persian: “چیمایو، نیومکزیکو”
  • Persian: “چیمایو”
  • Polish: “Chimayo”
  • Portuguese: “Chimayo”
  • Serbian: “Chimayo, New Mexico”
  • Serbian: “Chimayo”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chimayo, New Mexico”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chimayo”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چیمایو، نیومکزیکو”
  • Spanish: “Chimayo”
  • Spanish: “Chimayó”
  • Tatar: “Чимайо”
  • Ukrainian: “Чимайо”
  • Volapük: “Chimayo”
  • “Chimayó”

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