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.
The municipal logo consists of:
Overall Guamúchil has been one of the cities that generates the greatest progress to the state.
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.
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.
Guamúchil is the birthplace of boxer Carlos Cuadras, singer Ana Gabriel, artist Ariel Camacho and Miss México World 2009 Perla Beltrán.