Guamúchil Explained

Official Name:Guamúchil
Pushpin Map:Mexico Sinaloa#Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Sinaloa
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Salvador Alvarado
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gonzalo Camacho Angulo
Leader Party:PAN
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:72,500
Timezone:Mountain Standard Time
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:25.4639°N -108.0794°W
Elevation M:50
Postal Code:81400

Guamúchil (pronounced as /es/) is a city located in the state of Sinaloa in Northwestern Mexico. It is located 100 km north of Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa. The city serves as the seat of the municipality of Salvador Alvarado and is the economic and sociocultural center of the Évora Valley Region, named after the local Évora river. In 2010, the city had a population of around 72,500 inhabitants. It is the fifth-largest city in the state in population after Culiacán, Mazatlán, Los Mochis and Guasave.

Municipal logo

The municipal logo consists of:

  1. Left top: the Mochomo mountain and the Evora River referring to its region
  2. Left bottom: the primary elements used in commerce relating to politics, social and cultural life
  3. Right top: the pacific railroad track that initiated the communication for progress in that area
  4. Right bottom: the chickpea as the main product in the region along with cheese and wool.
  5. Center: a man with open arms towards progress.

Overall Guamúchil has been one of the cities that generates the greatest progress to the state.

Geography

Climate

Guamúchil has a hot-type semi-arid or steppe climate (BSh) under the Köppen climate classification, with a mean annual precipitation of 593mm and a mean annual temperature of 25.1C.

Economy

Trade is a very important part for the economy of this city. There are large grain storage warehouses for sale and use. Agriculture is one of the main sources of income in the area, and different types of foods are grown but it is mainly corn and tomato.

This city can produce more than 15 types of different crops. Many basic for Regional Agro-industry and for domestic and international markets, such as safflower, wheat, soybeans, corn, sorghum, vegetables, chickpeas, fruits and grasses among others.

Notable people

Guamúchil is the birthplace of boxer Carlos Cuadras, singer Ana Gabriel, artist Ariel Camacho and Miss México World 2009 Perla Beltrán.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER) . 2010 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía.