Uruachi
Uruachi | |
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Municipal seat | |
Uruachi | |
| Elevation | 1,360 m (4,460 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,199 |
| Postal code | 33300 |
| Area code | 635 |
Uruachi (a name in the Tarahumara language of disputed meaning;[1] also known as Mineral de Urachi on account of its mining activities) is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, close to the border with the state of Sonora. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of
Uruachi
.
As of 2010, the town of Uruachi had a population of 1,199.[2] up from 806 as of 2005.[1]
The settlement was founded by
Jesuit missionaries in 1736.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- Secretaría de Desarrollo Social(SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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