Taiban is an unincorporated community in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States.

The community is located on New Mexico State Road 252 at U.S.

Founded in 1906 as a ranching community, it was named for nearby Taiban Creek.

[3] The town is famous for being the location where Pat Garrett captured Billy the Kid and his associates on December 23, 1880.

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