Carichí is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name.
Carichí | |
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Town | |
 Municipality of Carichí in Chihuahua | |
  Carichí Location in Mexico  Carichí Carichí (Chihuahua) | |
| 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−6 (Central) |
| Demonym | Carichiteco |
The town was founded as a Jesuit mission, Nombre de Jesús Carichi, on 18 November 1675.[1] 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,[2] up from 1,672 in 2010.[3][4]
Geography
editCarichí is located at an altitude of 2,064 m (6,772 ft).
Climate
editCarchi has a semi-arid climate.
References
edit- ^ Corsi, Elisabetta (2008). Órdenes religiosas entre América y Asia: ideas para una historia misionera de los espacios coloniales (in Spanish). El Colegio de Mexico AC. p. 145. ISBN 978-968-12-1354-1.
- ^ "Carichí". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. 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.
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