Uruachi Explained

Uruachi
Settlement Type:Municipal seat
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chihuahua
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Uruachi
Established Title:Founded
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1,199
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:27.8672°N -108.2158°W
Elevation M:1360
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uruachi. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070223204135/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08066a.htm. February 23, 2007. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Uruachi. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.