Carichí is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat

Municipalities of Mexico

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 of the surrounding municipality of the same name

Carichí (municipality)

Carichí is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Carichí. The municipality covers an area of 2,782 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,944.-Towns and villages:...

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The town was founded as a Jesuit

Society of Jesus

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 mission (Misión de Jesús de Carachí) on 18 November 1675. Its name comes from the Tarahumara

Tarahumara language

The Tarahumara language is a Mexican indigenous language of the Uto-Aztecan language family spoken by around 70,000 Tarahumara people in the state of Chihuahua, according to an estimate by the government of Mexico.-Genetic affiliation:Tarahumara belongs to the Taracahitic group of the Uto-Aztecan...

name Güerocarichí. Prior to 24 August 1982, the town was officially known by the alternative name Carichic.

The 2005 INEGI census population was 1,478.