El Fuerte, Sinaloa

Coordinates: 26°25′17″N 108°37′12″W / 26.42139°N 108.62000°W / 26.42139; -108.62000
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El Fuerte (Spanish:

state of Sinaloa
. The city population reported in the 2010 census was 12,566 people.

El Fuerte, meaning "The Fort", was given a Pueblo Mágico ("Magical Town") touristic label in 2009, due to its many attractions, its historical importance and its appealing small-town colonial aura.

History

Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus
Spanish era fort

The city was founded in 1563 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco de Ibarra, the first European explorer of the lofty Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. In 1610 a fort was built to ward off the fierce Zuaque and Tehueco Native Americans, who constantly harassed the Spaniards. For years, El Fuerte served as the gateway to the vast frontiers of the northern territories of Sonora, Arizona and California, all of which were sparsely populated by unyielding tribes of native amerindians.

For nearly three centuries it was the most important commercial and agricultural center of the vast northwestern region of Mexico. El Fuerte was a chief trading post for silver miners and gold seekers from the Urique and Batopilas mines in the nearby mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental and its branches.[citation needed]

In 1824, El Fuerte became the capital city of the newly created Mexican state of

Sonora y Sinaloa (reaching up deep into modern-day Arizona). It remained the capital for several years until the split of this state into the states of Sinaloa and Sonora
.

Tourism

Tourism remains a major industry in town, although it has been diminished in recent years by tourists being wary of

Barrancas del Cobre (Copper Canyon) situated in the nearby state of Chihuahua. There are no easily travelled roads to Copper Canyon from west of the Sierra Madre Occidental
.

Transport

Passenger train

Many visitors take the

Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Gulf of California, to the southwest.[3]

The town is also served by El Fuerte Airport.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for El Fuerte (1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.5
(101.3) 		39.5
(103.1) 		42.0
(107.6) 		44.0
(111.2) 		46.0
(114.8) 		45.5
(113.9) 		45.5
(113.9) 		46.0
(114.8) 		44.5
(112.1) 		44.0
(111.2) 		42.0
(107.6) 		39.0
(102.2) 		46.0
(114.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9) 		29.2
(84.6) 		31.6
(88.9) 		34.8
(94.6) 		37.8
(100.0) 		39.6
(103.3) 		37.7
(99.9) 		36.5
(97.7) 		36.5
(97.7) 		35.8
(96.4) 		32.0
(89.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		34.0
(93.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		26.9
(80.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		18.2
(64.8) 		24.5
(76.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5) 		8.0
(46.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		11.6
(52.9) 		15.2
(59.4) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		22.8
(73.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		8.1
(46.6) 		15.1
(59.2)
Record low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		2.0
(35.6) 		6.0
(42.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.0
(55.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28.2
(1.11) 		14.7
(0.58) 		6.7
(0.26) 		2.8
(0.11) 		2.6
(0.10) 		33.0
(1.30) 		169.5
(6.67) 		176.2
(6.94) 		103.6
(4.08) 		32.3
(1.27) 		17.8
(0.70) 		26.6
(1.05) 		614.0
(24.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.4 3.0 13.7 12.9 7.5 2.9 1.7 2.8 51.1
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[4][5]
Railway across El Fuerte
El Grito

Sister cities

External links

  1. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010.
  2. ^ "Travel to Mexico Resources and Information". isitsafetotraveltomexico.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ Mexlist, "PASSENGER TRAIN INFORMATION" http://www.mexlist.com/pass.htm
  4. ^ "Estado de Sinaloa-Estacion: El Fuerte". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for El Fuerte 1955–2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Interactive City Directory". Sister Cities International. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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