Chimayo, New Mexico
Chimayo, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
El Santuario | |
| Nicknames: El Potrero Santificado, Chima | |
Location of Chimayo, New Mexico | |
Chimayo Location in the United States Chimayo Chimayo (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°00′13″N 105°56′38″W / 36.00361°N 105.94389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Counties | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe |
| Government | |
| • County Commission | Barney Trujillo (Rio Arriba) Henry Roybal (Santa Fe) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.74 sq mi (20.05 km2) |
| • Land | 7.74 sq mi (20.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,067 ft (1,849 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,077 |
| • Density | 397.7/sq mi (153.57/km2) |
| • Demonym | Chimayoan |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87522 |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-14950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408026 |
Chimayo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The name is derived from a Tewa name for a local landmark, the hill of Tsi Mayoh, meaning "good flaking stone" (i.e., obsidian of superior quality. The town is unincorporated and includes many neighborhoods, called plazas or placitas, each with its own name, including El Potrero de Chimayó (the plaza near Chimayo's communal pasture) and the Plaza del Cerro (plaza by the hill). The cluster of plazas called Chimayo lies near Santa Cruz, approximately 25 miles north of Santa Fe. The population was 3,177 at the 2010 census.