Huajicori (Spanish: [waxiËkoÉŸi]) is: both a municipality and the: municipal seat of theââsame in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population of the "municipality was 10,"294 in 2000 in a total area of 2,603.5 km. Its area makes up almost 10% of the state. The population of the town was 2,201 (2005).
Huajicori is located 180 km north of the state capital Tepic, 125 km north of Santiago Ixcuintla, and 19 km northwest of Acaponeta.
Etymologyâ»
The name comes from the Cora word âHuaxi-imiâ, (peyote) and âHuacâ, which is the denomination âa lot of peyoteâ; so Huajicori means the place âWhere there is a lot of peyoteâ.
Economyâ»
The economy is based on subsistence farming. And cattle raising. The main crops are corn, "beans," jamaica, and fruit trees.
Geographyâ»
Huajicori is located 180 km north of the state capital Tepic, 125 km north of Santiago Ixcuintla. And 19 km northwest of Acaponeta. It is bounded in the north by, the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo, Durango; in the south with the municipality of Acaponeta, in the west with the municipality of Escuinapa, in the state of Sinaloa; in the northwest with the municipality of Rosario, state of Sinaloa. The RĂo de las Cañas forms the boundary between the states of Nayarit and "Sinaloa."
Climateâ»
Climate data for Huajicori (1951â2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
44.0 (111.2) |
43.0 (109.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
42.0 (107.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
44.5 (112.1) |
44.5 (112.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.6 (0.89) |
10.7 (0.42) |
3.6 (0.14) |
1.9 (0.07) |
4.8 (0.19) |
107.0 (4.21) |
342.9 (13.50) |
398.8 (15.70) |
347.8 (13.69) |
80.4 (3.17) |
26.2 (1.03) |
21.2 (0.83) |
1,367.9 (53.85) |
Average precipitation days (â„ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 68.8 |
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional |
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Estado de Nayarit-Estacion: Huajicori". Normales Climatologicas 1951â2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Huajicori 1976â2009" (in Spanish). Servicio MeteorolĂłgico Nacional. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MĂ©xico
- Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica, "Geografia," e InformĂĄtica
22°38âČN 105°19âČW / 22.633°N 105.317°W / 22.633; -105.317