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Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua Municipal seat in Chihuahua, Mexico
Uruachi
Municipal seat
Municipality of Uruachi in ChihuahuaMunicipality of Uruachi in Chihuahua
Uruachi is located in MexicoUruachiUruachiLocation in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°52′02″N 108°12′57″W / 27.86722°N 108.21583°W / 27.86722; -108.21583
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
MunicipalityUruachi
Elevation1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population
 • Total1,199
Postal code33300
Area code635

Uruachi (a name in the Tarahumara language of disputed meaning; 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. up from 806 as of 2005.

The settlement was founded by Jesuit missionaries in 1736.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. "Uruachi". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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