Huajicori
Encyclopedia
Huajicori is both a municipality
and the municipal seat of the same in the Mexican
state of Nayarit
. The population of the municipality was 10,294 in 2000 in a total area of 2,603.5 km². Its area makes up almost 10% of the state. The population of the town was 2,201 (2005).
Huajicori is located 180 kilometers north of the state capital alli viven los Osunas alias las cucarachas. la chayota y el chivo de la chayo.
Tepic
, 125 kilometers north of Santiago Ixcuintla
, and 19 kilometers 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
, state of Sinaloa
; in the northwest with the municipalilty of Rosario
, state of Sinaloa
. The Cañas River forms the boundary between the states of Nayarit
and Sinaloa
.
The name comes from the Cora
word “Huaxi-imi”, (peyote
) and “Huac”, which is the denomination “a lot of peyote”; so Huajicori means the place “Where there is a lot of peyote”.
The economy is based on subsistence farming and cattle raising. The main crops are corn, beans, jamaica
, and fruit trees.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and the municipal seat of the same in the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
. The population of the municipality was 10,294 in 2000 in a total area of 2,603.5 km². Its area makes up almost 10% of the state. The population of the town was 2,201 (2005).
Huajicori is located 180 kilometers north of the state capital alli viven los Osunas alias las cucarachas. la chayota y el chivo de la chayo.
Tepic
Tepic
Tepic is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Nayarit.It is located in the central part of the state, at.It stands at an altitude above sea level of some 915 meters, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometers north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco....
, 125 kilometers north of Santiago Ixcuintla
Santiago Ixcuintla
Santiago de Ixcuintla is a municipality and a municipal seat in the western Mexican state of Nayarit. The municipal population was 84,314 inhabitants with the municipal seat having 18,269. The area of the municipality was 1,831.92 square kilometers...
, and 19 kilometers northwest of Acaponeta
Acaponeta
Acaponeta is a both a municipality and a town in the northern part of the Mexican state of Nayarit. The town is located at the geographical coordinates of . The population of the municipality was 34,665 in the 2005 census, living in a total area of 1,667.7 km²...
. It is bounded in the north by the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo, Durango
Pueblo Nuevo, Durango
Pueblo Nuevo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at El Salto. The municipality covers an area of 6178.3 km²....
; in the south with the municipality of Acaponeta
Acaponeta
Acaponeta is a both a municipality and a town in the northern part of the Mexican state of Nayarit. The town is located at the geographical coordinates of . The population of the municipality was 34,665 in the 2005 census, living in a total area of 1,667.7 km²...
, in the west with the municipality of Escuinapa
Escuinapa
Escuinapa is a city in Escuinapa Municipality of the same name, located at the extreme southern end of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Its geographical coordinates are . At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 28,789 inhabitants , while the municipality reported 49,655 inhabitants...
, state of Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
; in the northwest with the municipalilty of Rosario
Rosario, Sinaloa
Rosario is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at.The municipality reported 47,934 inhabitants in the 2000 census.-Overview:...
, state of Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
. The Cañas River forms the boundary between the states of Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
and Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
.
The name comes from the Cora
Cora
Cora may refer to:* Cora people, an indigenous ethnic group of Western Central Mexico** Cora languagePeople:* Cat Cora, an Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America* Tom Cora, American cellist...
word “Huaxi-imi”, (peyote
Peyote
Lophophora williamsii , better known by its common name Peyote , is a small, spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline.It is native to southwestern Texas and Mexico...
) and “Huac”, which is the denomination “a lot of peyote”; so Huajicori means the place “Where there is a lot of peyote”.
The economy is based on subsistence farming and cattle raising. The main crops are corn, beans, jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, and fruit trees.