Uruachi Municipality
Uruachi | |
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 Municipality of Uruachi in Chihuahua | |
  Uruachi Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°52′02″N 108°12′57″W / 27.86722°N 108.21583°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Uruachi |
| Founded | November 21, 1844 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,058.31 km2 (1,180.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,200 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
Uruachi is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Uruachi. The municipality covers an area of 3,058.31 km2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,200,[1] up from 7,934 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the town of Uruachi had a population of 1,199.[1] Other than the town of Uruachi, the municipality had 422 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]
Geography
[edit]Towns and villages
[edit]The municipality has 268 localities. The largest are:
| Name | Population (2005) |
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| Uruachi | 806 |
| Gasogachi | 316 |
| El Rebaje | 248 |
| Jicamorachi | 240 |
| Arechuyvo | 210 |
| Total Municipio | 7,934 |
History
[edit]Five residents of Santísimo de Abajo were shot and killed and their vehicle was burned on January 31, 2021.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Uruachi". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Uruachi". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ Villalpando, Rubén (February 1, 2021). "Asesinan a cinco habitantes del Santísimo de Abajo, en Chihuahua". www.jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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