Guachochi
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| Coordinates: 26°49′10″N 107°4′12″W / 26.81944°N 107.07°WCoordinates: 26°49′10″N 107°4′12″W / 26.81944°N 107.07°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Guachochi |
| Official Website | http://www.guachochi.com.mx |
| Founded | Mid-18th century |
| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 12,385 |
| Postal code | 33180 |
| Area code(s) | 649 |
| Demonym | Guachochiteco |
Guachochi is a city in the south-western portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
In the 2005 INEGI census, the city reported a total population of 12,385.[1]
[edit] History
The settlement was originally founded by Jesuit missionaries in the mid-18th century. In 1952, Guachochi (then only a small village) was chosen as the location of one of the first two Indigenist Centres of the National Indigenist Institute (INI). It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara. The region of Guachochi is rich in history, and old jesuits missions are kept in several of their communities from the colony. Guachochi was established in the middle of century XVIII as part of a mission, which name is Guachochi, even though, there are no findings of the old temple. Tónachi, Yoquivo, the temple of our lady of Loreto of Yoquivo, the temple of our lady of Pilar de Norogachi, in Norogachi are places where old jesuits buildings are still conserved.
[edit] Media
Guachochi is home to XETAR-AM, a government-run community radio station that broadcasts to the local area in Spanish, Tarahumara and Tepehuano.
[edit] References
- ^ "Guachochi". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08027a.htm.
