Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Transportation  





2 Tourist attractions  





3 Sports  





4 Economy  





5 Archaeology  





6 History  





7 Notable people  





8 References  





9 External links  














Guasave






Cebuano
Deutsch
Español
فارسی
Italiano
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Русский
Simple English
Ślůnski
Српски / srpski
Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски
Svenska
Tiếng Vit
Winaray

 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 




In other projects  



Wikimedia Commons
 
















Appearance
   

 





Coordinates: 25°3428N 108°2814W / 25.57444°N 108.47056°W / 25.57444; -108.47056
 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Guasave, Sinaloa
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Coat of arms of Guasave, Sinaloa
Nickname: 
The Agricultural Heart of Mexico
Guasave is located in Sinaloa
Guasave

Guasave

Location in Mexico

Guasave is located in Mexico
Guasave

Guasave

Guasave (Mexico)

Coordinates: 25°34′28N 108°28′14W / 25.57444°N 108.47056°W / 25.57444; -108.47056
Country Mexico
StateSinaloa
MunicipalityGuasave
Founded on24 June 1595
Founded byHernando de Villafañe
Government
 • MayorMartin de Jesus Ahumada Quintero (National Regeneration Movement)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total320,000
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Map

Guasave (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈsaβe]) is a city and the seat of the homonymous municipality known as the Agricultural Heart of Mexico (El Corazon Agricola de Mexico) in the Mexican stateofSinaloa. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico, 62km (38 miles) southeast of the city of Los Mochis and 150km (93 miles) northeast the state capital Culiacán. It stands at 25°34′04.5″N 108°28′10.8″W / 25.567917°N 108.469667°W / 25.567917; -108.469667.

In the 2010 census, the city reported a population of 71,196, making it the fourth-largest community in the state, after Culiacán, Mazatlán, and Los Mochis. The municipality has a land area of 3,464.41 km2 (1,337.62 sq mi) and includes many other outlying communities, the largest of which are Juan José Ríos, Gabriel Leyva Solano, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, El Burrion and Bamoa.

Transportation[edit]

The Mexican Highway Number 15 (Carretera Internacional Numero 15) passes through the city north to south direction. The city is served by Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport, offering air services within the region.

Tourist attractions[edit]

San Ignacio Bay and Navachiste Bay are popular for watersports. Guasave also features the viceroyalty towns as Tamazula, with its famous Franciscan era church. Nearby lie the ruins of Pueblo Viejo and Nío, which date from the time of the Jesuits from the 17th century until their expulsion in 1767. Visitors can also go to Parque Villafañe, a local park named after the city's founder.

Sports[edit]

The Algodoneros ("Cotton Growers") professional baseball team of the Mexican Pacific League are based in Guasave. The football team Diablos Azules de Guasave ("Blue Devils") is part of the soccer league Tercera División de México. The basketball Team Los Frailes("The Friars") is a professional team who play in CIBAPAC.

Economy[edit]

Situated on the Pacific Coastal Plains in Northwest Mexico and including within limits near than half million irrigated acres agriculture is the main economical activity by far. Aquaculture is other important industry.

The agro business related activities are also important.

Archaeology[edit]

The Guasave archaeological site, belonging to Capacha culture, was excavated by archaeologist Gordon Ekholm in the 1940s. It became known as the greatest formal cemetery mound in Northwest Mexico that has been excavated.[2]

He found several pottery types including red wares, red-on-buff, finely incised wares and several types of highly detailed polychrome pottery. Also, alabaster vases and copper implements were found. Cotton textiles were also used by these peoples.

Capacha culture goes back to 2000–1500 BC.

History[edit]

The Jesuit mission of San Pedro y Pablo de Guasave was founded in 1590.[3]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010.
  • ^ Ekholm Archaeological Project in Sonora, Mexico - 2015, American Museum of Natural History
  • ^ Polzer, Charles W. (18 October 2016). Rules and Precepts of the Jesuit Missions of Northwestern New Spain. University of Arizona Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-8165-3480-7.
  • External links[edit]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guasave&oldid=1232855531"

    Categories: 
    Guasave
    Populated places in Sinaloa
    Populated places established in 1595
    Capacha culture
    Hidden categories: 
    Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Coordinates on Wikidata
    Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata
    Pages with Spanish IPA
    Articles with VIAF identifiers
    Articles with WorldCat Entities identifiers
    Articles with J9U identifiers
    Articles with LCCN identifiers
    Articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers
    Commons category link from Wikidata
    Pages using the Kartographer extension
     



    This page was last edited on 5 July 2024, at 23:54 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki