Cerocahui
Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cerocahui is a town in the Urique Municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico.
Cerocahui | |
|---|---|
 Church in Cerocahui | |
 Cerocahui  Cerocahui | |
| Coordinates: 27°17′52″N 108°03′19″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Urique Municipality |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,167 |
History
Cerocahui was founded by a Jesuit missionary in 1680.[1]
It is well known for its local Jesuit church.[1] In June 2022 gunmen invaded the church after a local man tried to seek refuge inside the building. The assailants murdered a civilian man as well as two Jesuit priests.[2][3][4]
Railway station
Cerocahui is also the site of a Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico station.[5][6]
| Current services | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preceding station | Ferromex | Following station | ||
| Témoris toward Los Mochis |
Chepe Regional | Cuiteco toward Chihuahua | ||
| El Fuerte toward Los Mochis |
Chepe Express | Divisadero toward Creel-Sierra Tarahumara | ||
| Former services | ||||
| Preceding station |  N de M |
Following station | ||
| Parajes toward Topolobampo |
El Chepe | Cuiteco toward Ojinaga | ||
References
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