Uruachi (a name in the
Tarahumara language
The Tarahumara language (native name ''Rarámuri/Ralámuli ra'ícha'' "people language") is a Mexican indigenous language of the Uto-Aztecan languages, Uto-Aztecan language family spoken by around 70,000 Tarahumara (Rarámuri/Ralámuli) people in ...
of disputed meaning;
also known as Mineral de Urachi on account of its mining activities)
is a town in the
Mexican state of
Chihuahua, close to the border with the state of
Sonora.
It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of
Uruachi.
As of 2010, the town of Uruachi had a population of 1,199.
up from 806 as of 2005.
The settlement was founded by
Jesuit missionaries in 1736.
References
Populated places in Chihuahua (state)
Populated places established in 1736
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