Guazapares is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Témoris. The municipality covers an area of 2,145.8 km2.
Guazapares | |
|---|---|
 Municipality of Guazapares in Chihuahua | |
  Guazapares Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°16′31″N 108°16′40″W / 27.27528°N 108.27778°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Témoris |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,145.8 km2 (828.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,998 |
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,998,[1] up from 8,010 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 492 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Témoris (2,053), classified as rural.[1]
History
editAs a pueblo, Guazapares was home to the Guazapare people,[3] a tribal group who spoke a dialect of the Tarahumara language.[4] After Jesuit missionaries Julio Pascual and Manuel Martinez were killed in a 1632 uprising, Pedro de Perea led a punitive expedition against native groups including the Guazapare, killing about 800 natives. The surviving Guazapare were reduced into the Jesuit missions.[5]
Geography
editTowns and villages
editThe municipality has 352 localities. The largest are:
| Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|
| Témoris | 1,639 |
| Santa Matilde | 301 |
| Hormigueros | 189 |
| Estación Témoris | 133 |
| Total Municipality | 8,010 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Guazapares". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Guazapares". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- ^ Also transcribed as Guacapane, Guacapare, Guarapare, Guasapare, Guasapari, Guaspare, Guazapari, or Gucapari
- ^ Thomas, Cyrus. Indian Languages of Mexico and Central America and Their Geographical Distribution. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-8466-4042-4. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Barr, Juliana; Countryman, Edward (7 March 2014). Contested Spaces of Early America. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-8122-0933-4.
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