Guamúchil (, , ) is a city located in the

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Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales. It is located in northwest Mexic ...

in Northwestern Mexico. It is located 100 km north of

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, the capital of Sinaloa. The city serves as the seat of the

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of Salvador Alvarado and is the economic and sociocultural center of the Évora Valley Region, named after the local Évora river. In 2010, the city had a population of around 72,500 inhabitants. It is the fifth-largest city in the state in population after

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and Guasave.

Municipal logo

The municipal

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consists of: # Left top: the Mochomo mountain and the Evora River referring to its region # Left bottom: the primary elements used in commerce relating to politics, social and cultural life # Right top: the pacific railroad track that initiated the communication for progress in that area # Right bottom: the chickpea as the main product in the region along with cheese and wool. # Center: a man with open arms towards progress.

Geography

Climate

Guamúchil has a hot-type semi-arid or steppe climate (BSh) under the

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, with a mean annual precipitation of and a mean annual temperature of .

Economy

Trade is a very important part for the economy of this city. There are large grain storage warehouses for sale and use. Agriculture is one of the main sources of income in the area, and different types of foods are grown but it is mainly corn and tomato. This city can produce more than 15 types of different crops. Many basic for Regional Agro-industry and for domestic and international markets, such as safflower, wheat, soybeans, corn, sorghum, vegetables, chickpeas, fruits and grasses among others.

Notable people

Guamúchil is the birthplace of boxer Carlos Cuadras, singer Ana Gabriel, artist Ariel Camacho and Miss México World 2009

Perla Beltrán Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta (born September 30, 1986) is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss World 2009. Early life An industrial engineering alumni, Beltrán was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa and raised ...

References

External links

Municipio de Salvador Alvarado
Official website of Municipality of Salvador Alvarado
Page Of The City
Unofficial website of Municipality of Salvador Alvarado {{DEFAULTSORT:Guamuchil, Sinaloa Populated places in Sinaloa