Country Mexico Founded Mid-18th century Demonym Guachochiteco Population 14,513 (2010) Area code 649 | State Chihuahua Postal code 33180 Elevation 2,400 m Local time Friday 9:56 PM Municipality Guachochi Municipality | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico
As of 2010, the city of Guachochi had a population of 14,513, up from 12,385 in 2005.
History
The settlement was 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 area around Guachochi is rich in history, and old Jesuit missions are kept in several communities. Guachochi was established in the middle of the 18th century as part of a mission, whose name was Guachochi. The original mission buildings no longer exist. Tónachi, Yoquivo, the temple of Our Lady of Loreto of Yoquivo, and the temple of Our Lady of Pilar de Norogachi, in Norogachi are places where old Jesuit buildings are still conserved.
Media
Guachochi is home to XETAR-AM, a government-run community radio station that broadcasts to the local area in Spanish, Tarahumara and Tepehuano.