Official Name: | Arivechi |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Sonora |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Arivechi Municipality |
Leader Title: | Municipal president |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1627 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 1,280 |
Population Metro: | 866 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Municipality |
Population Blank2 Title: | Demonym |
Timezone: | Pacific (US Mountain) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | No DST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 28.9167°N -120°W |
Elevation M: | 556 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Arivechi is a town in Arivechi Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.
Arivechi is located in the east of Sonora at an elevation of .
The area is crossed by the Sahuaripa River, which is a tributary of the Yaqui River.
Arivechi lies on tarmacked highway 117, which links Arivechi to Agua Prieta. The distance to the international border is 339km (211miles).
The settlement of San Javier de Arivechi was founded in 1627 by the Jesuit missionary Pedro Méndez. The land had been occupied by the Opata tribe, conceded in the mission system of the Rectorado de San Francisco de Borja together with the peoples of Pónida y Bacanora. Arivechi became a municipality in 1932.
The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture.