Arivechi is a town in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...
. It serves as the municipal seat of the
surrounding municipality of the same name.
Geography
Arivechi is located in the east of Sonora at an elevation of .
The area is crossed by the
Sahuaripa River, which is a tributary of the
Yaqui River
The Yaqui River (Río Yaqui in Spanish) (Hiak Vatwe in the Yaqui or Yoreme language) is a river in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It was formerly known as the Rio del Norte. Being the largest river system in the state of Sonora, th ...
.
Arivechi lies on tarmacked
highway 117, which links Arivechi to
Agua Prieta
Agua Prieta ("dark water") is a town in the Agua Prieta Municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the Mexico–U.S. border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona, Douglas, Arizona. The municipality c ...
. The distance to the
international border is .
History
The settlement of San Javier de Arivechi was founded in 1627 by the
Jesuit
The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
missionary
Pedro Méndez. The land had been occupied by the
Opata people, conceded in the mission system of the Rectorado de San Francisco de Borja together with the peoples of Pónida y Bacanora. Arivechi became a municipality in 1932.
Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture.
Sources consulted
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MexicoInegi
References
External links
Arivechi, Ayuntamiento Digital''(Official WebSite of Arivechi, Sonora)''
Photos of Arivechi
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Missions in Sonora
Populated places established in 1627
Jesuit history in North America