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Municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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![]() Municipality of Guazapares in Chihuahua | |
Coordinates: 27°16′31″N 108°16′40″W | |
Country | ![]() |
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]
As 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]
The municipality has 352 localities. The largest are:
Name | Population (2005) |
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Témoris | 1,639 |
Santa Matilde | 301 |
Hormigueros | 189 |
Estación Témoris | 133 |
Total Municipality | 8,010 |
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