Carichí
Carichí | |
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Town | |
 Municipality of Carichí in Chihuahua | |
  Carichí Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°55′N 107°03′W / 27.917°N 107.050°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Carichí |
| Elevation | 2,080 m (6,820 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,672 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Pacific) |
| Demonym | Carichiteco |
Carichí is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name.
The town was founded as a Jesuit mission (Misión de Jesús de Carachí) on 18 November 1675. Its name comes from the Tarahumara name Güerocarichí. Prior to 24 August 1982, the town was officially known by the alternative name Carichic.
As of 2020, the town of Carichí had a population of 1,830.,[1] up from 1,672 as of 2010.[2][3]
Geography
Carichí is located at an altitude of 2,064 m (6,772 ft).
Climate
Carchi has a semi-arid climate.[4]
References
- ^ "Carichí". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Carichí". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Carichí (Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Carichí, Chihuahua, Mexico - City, Town and Village of the world". en.db-city.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
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