Chínipas de Almada is a town in the south-western portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, in the Sierra Madre Occidental.

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.

[2] Chínipas was founded as a mission town by the Jesuits Pedro Juan Castini and Julio Pascual on 31 December 1626.

They were both killed, and the mission destroyed, during a Native war against the Spaniards, on 1 February 1632.

Gold was found locally in 1798, which led to the town's rapid expansion with European settlers in the late 19th century.