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Guasave

City in the Mexican state of Sinaloa

Summary

City in the Mexican state of Sinaloa

Field	Value
name	Guasave, Sinaloa
settlement_type	City
nickname	The Agricultural Heart of Mexico
image_skyline	Iglesia en Guasave.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
image_shield	Escudooficial2.png
pushpin_map	Mexico Sinaloa#Mexico
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Mexico
pushpin_label	Guasave
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Mexico
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Sinaloa
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Guasave
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Martin de Jesus Ahumada Quintero (National Regeneration Movement)
leader_title1
established_title	Founded on
established_date	24 June 1595
established_title2	Founded by
established_date2	Hernando de Villafañe
unit_pref	Metric
population_as_of	2020
population_note
population_total	320,000
timezone	Mountain Standard Time
utc_offset	-7
coordinates
elevation_m	27
postal_code	81000 to
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	12
mapframe-wikidata	yes

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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Notable people

Diego Aguilar Acuña, politician, federal deputy and local deputy
Gael Álvarez, footballer
Jesús Burgos Pinto, politician, federal deputy and former municipal president of Guasave
Manuel Cárdenas Fonseca, politician, federal deputy
Florentino Castro López, politician, federal deputy
Arnoldo Castro, baseball player, member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
Rodolfo Espinoza, footballer
Diva Hadamira Gastélum, politician, federal deputy
Armando Leyson, politician, federal deputy and former municipal president of Guasave
Ángel López, footballer
Miguel Martínez, actor and singer
Julio César Pardini, footballer
Edson Reséndez, footballer
Mario Rodríguez, boxer, former IBF world champion
Blas Ramón Rubio Lara, politician, federal deputy
Gilberto Sepúlveda, footballer
Remmy Valenzuela, singer-songwriter

References

(2010). "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía.
[http://research.amnh.org/anthropology/research/mca/projects/sonora Ekholm Archaeological Project in Sonora, Mexico] - 2015, American Museum of Natural History
(18 October 2016). "Rules and Precepts of the Jesuit Missions of Northwestern New Spain". University of Arizona Press.
Angeles, Alexis. (27 February 2023). "Gael Álvarez el sinaloense que brillo en el Premundial con México". El Sol de Sinaloa.
(March 2013). "La élite política en Sinaloa: conformación y permanencia, 1950-2010". [[Autonomous University of Sinaloa]].
(24 November 2010). "Florentino Castro López, nuevo delegado del CEN del PRI en Jalisco". [[El Informador (Mexico).
(16 December 2013). "Muere Kiko Castro". [[Milenio]].
(7 November 2015). ""Renueva Rodolfo Espinoza contrato en Perú"". Periódico Noroeste.
(March 2013). "La élite política en Sinaloa: conformación y permanencia, 1950-2010". [[Autonomous University of Sinaloa]].
(11 September 2020). "'Estamos fuertes': Ángel López". El Imparcial.
Martínez, Fátima. (31 July 2024). "¿Qué fue del actor Miguel Martínez, reconocido por Alebrijes y Rebujos?". [[El Siglo de Torreón]].
(22 May 2017). "El guasavense Julio Pardini es campeón en Costa Rica". Debate.com.mx.
(14 November 2015). ""Guasavense de alto vuelo"". Periódico Noroeste.
Rodríguez, Salvador. (22 April 2020). "Dragoncito Rodríguez, excampeón mundial mexicano, sobrevive cortando cabello al no poder entrenar por Covid-19". [[ESPN Deportes]].
Rodríguez, Hugo. (4 February 2024). "Gilberto Sepúlveda: El guasavense cumple 25 años de edad convertido en bastión de Chivas". Periódico Noroeste.
Maldonado Varela, Jorge. (29 June 2019). "Remmy Valenzuela pone el ritmo en la Feria de Gómez Palacio". [[Milenio]].

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