Guazapares Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
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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 | |
  Guazapares Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°16′31″N 108°16′40″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| 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]
History
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]
Geography
Towns and villages
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 |
