Urique (
Tarahumara: ''Urike'') is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
and seat of the
municipality of Urique, in the northern
Mexican state
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of
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
* Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mu ...
. As of 2010, the town of Urique had a population of 1,102,
up from 984 as of 2005.
[ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. ''Principales resultados por localidad 2005'' (ITER). Retrieved on October 25, 2008] Located in the southwest corner of the state in the region of the cliffs, the town is at the bottom of the valley Barranca de Urique, formed by the river of the same name, due to its relatively low elevation above sea level (about 550 meters) the climate of Urique is close to tropical. It's the principal village of the Municipality of Urique.
Climate
References
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Populated places in Chihuahua (state)