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
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  Guazapares Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°16′31″N 108°16′40″W / 27.27528°N 108.27778°W / 27.27528; -108.27778 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Témoris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,145.8 km2 (828.5 sq mi) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • 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 [es] 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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