Guasave, Sinaloa | |
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Nickname: The Agricultural Heart of Mexico | |
Coordinates: 25°34′28″N 108°28′14″W / 25.57444°N 108.47056°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Sinaloa |
Municipality | Guasave |
Founded on | 24 June 1595 |
Founded by | Hernando de Villafañe |
Government | |
• Mayor | Martin de Jesus Ahumada Quintero (National Regeneration Movement) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 320,000 |
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Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
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 state of Sinaloa. 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.
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.