Arivechi

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title: "Arivechi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["missions-in-sonora", "populated-places-established-in-1627", "jesuit-history-in-north-america"] topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arivechi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
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native_name
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Sonora
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Arivechi
leader_title	Municipal president
leader_title1
established_title	Founded
established_date	1627
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population_as_of	2020
population_total	635
population_density_km2	1,443.18
population_blank1_title	Municipality
population_blank2_title	Demonym
timezone	Zona Pacífico
utc_offset	-7
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	556
postal_code_type	Postal code
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Arivechi is a town in the Mexican state of Sonora. 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 556 m.

The area is crossed by the Sahuaripa River, which is a tributary of the Yaqui River.

Arivechi lies on tarmacked highway 117, which links Arivechi to Agua Prieta. The distance to the international border is 339 km.

History

The settlement of San Javier de Arivechi was founded in 1627 by the Jesuit 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 Mexico
• Inegi

References

References

1. https://www.inegi.org.mx/programas/ccpv/2020/

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