Guamúchil

Guamúchil (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈmutʃil] gwa-MOO-chill) is a city located in the state of Sinaloa (Northern Mexico). It is 100 km north of Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Salvador Alvarado and is the center of a region called "valle del Évora", named after the Évora river. In 2020, the city has a population of around 72,500 inhabitants. It is the fifth-largest city in the state in population after Culiacán, Mazatlán, Los Mochis and Guasave, respectively.

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Guamúchil
Seal
Guamúchil
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°27′50″N 108°4′46″W
Country Mexico
StateSinaloa
MunicipalitySalvador Alvarado
Government
 • MayorGonzalo Camacho Angulo (PAN)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total72,500
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Mountain Daylight Time)

The municipal logo consists of:

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

Overall Guamúchil has been one of the cities that generates the greatest progress to the state.

Climate

Guamúchil has a hot-type semi-arid or steppe climate (BSh) under the Köppen climate classification, with a mean annual precipitation of 593 millimetres (23.3 in) and a mean annual temperature of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F).

Climate data for Guamuchil (1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.0
(105.8)		 40.5
(104.9)		 39.5
(103.1)		 42.0
(107.6)		 44.5
(112.1)		 45.0
(113.0)		 43.5
(110.3)		 46.0
(114.8)		 43.5
(110.3)		 44.0
(111.2)		 39.5
(103.1)		 41.5
(106.7)		 46.0
(114.8)
Average high °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7)		 28.6
(83.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 33.1
(91.6)		 35.3
(95.5)		 36.2
(97.2)		 35.6
(96.1)		 34.9
(94.8)		 34.9
(94.8)		 34.8
(94.6)		 31.9
(89.4)		 28.4
(83.1)		 32.6
(90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)		 19.8
(67.6)		 21.2
(70.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 26.6
(79.9)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.3
(84.7)		 27.9
(82.2)		 23.7
(74.7)		 20.1
(68.2)		 25.1
(77.2)
Average low °C (°F) 11.1
(52.0)		 11.1
(52.0)		 12.1
(53.8)		 14.7
(58.5)		 18.0
(64.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.7
(74.7)		 20.9
(69.6)		 15.6
(60.1)		 11.8
(53.2)		 17.5
(63.5)
Record low °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 1.5
(34.7)		 5.5
(41.9)		 2.0
(35.6)		 12.5
(54.5)		 7.0
(44.6)		 6.5
(43.7)		 15.5
(59.9)		 9.0
(48.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −0.5
(31.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.5
(0.81)		 9.0
(0.35)		 4.3
(0.17)		 1.2
(0.05)		 5.3
(0.21)		 14.9
(0.59)		 139.1
(5.48)		 181.1
(7.13)		 126.0
(4.96)		 48.5
(1.91)		 25.6
(1.01)		 17.0
(0.67)		 592.5
(23.33)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 0.5 2.3 13.4 14.5 9.8 4.1 1.7 2.2 53.8
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[2][3]

Agriculture

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 other consumption.

Notable people

Guamúchil is the birthplace of boxer Carlos Cuadras, singer Ana Gabriel, and Miss México World 2009 Perla Beltrán.

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References
  1. "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010.
  2. "Estado de Sinaloa-Estacion: Guamúchil". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Guamúchil 1953–2011" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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