Guamúchil

Guamúchil
Guamúchil
Location in Mexico
Guamúchil
Guamúchil (Mexico)
Coordinates: 25°27′50″N 108°4′46″W / 25.46389°N 108.07944°W / 25.46389; -108.07944
Country Mexico
StateSinaloa
MunicipalitySalvador Alvarado
Government
  MayorArmando Camacho Aguilar (Morena)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
72,500
 
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)

Guamúchil (gwam-OO-cheel, US: /ɡwɑːˈmil/, Spanish: [ɡwaˈmutʃil]) is a city located in the state of Sinaloa in Northwestern Mexico. It is located 100 km north of Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa. The city serves as the seat of the municipality of Salvador Alvarado and is the economic and sociocultural center of the Évora Valley Region, named after the local Évora river. In 2010, the city had a population of around 72,500 inhabitants. It is the fifth-largest city in the state in population after Culiacán, Mazatlán, Los Mochis and Guasave.