Creel, Chihuahua
{{other uses|Creel (disambiguation)}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Chihuahua
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| subdivision_name2 = Bocoyna
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = May 26, 1907
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| population_total = 5,026
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Creel ({{IPA|es|ˈkɾil}}) is a town in the Sierra Tarahumara (part of the Sierra Madre Occidental) of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is the second-largest town (after San Juanito) in the municipality of Bocoyna. It is located some {{Convert|175|km|mi}} to the southwest of the state capital, Chihuahua City. At the census of 2010, it had a population of 5,026,{{cite web|title=Bocoyna|url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=08&mun=009|work=Catálogo de Localidades|publisher=Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL)|accessdate=23 April 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193644/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=08&mun=009|url-status=dead}} down from 5,338 as of 2005. It is notable for being inhabited mostly by Native Americans of the Rarámuri ethnic group, and the use of their native language is widespread in the population in daily life and public events such as church masses.
Creel was historically a logging town, although tourism has become the primary job source over the last 20 years because it is close to the Copper Canyon as well as Basaseachic Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Mexico. There are many hotels, restaurants and a number of tours{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecoalternativetours.com|title=Local Independent Tour Operator}} down into the canyons and throughout the surrounding area.
History
Creel was founded with the name 'Estación Creel' on May 26, 1907, as a railroad depot on the Chihuahua–Pacific line. It was named after Enrique Creel governor of Chihuahua state at the time. He was the son of Reuben W. Creel, American delegate in Chihuahua. Creel was founded as a planned agricultural settlement that was intended to have a small number of Mexicans who were supposed to spread their culture onto the Rarámuri, who were supposed to be the majority of the population. It was supposed to have 25 Mexican and 75 Rarámuri families, but in its early years had only about 30 Rarámuri families although the right number of Mexicans.Edward H. Spicer, Cycles of Conquest: The Impact of Spain, Mexico, and the United States on the Indians of the Southwest, 1533-1960 (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1962), p. 40
For many years before its completion the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico line ended at Creel.
Climate
Creel's high altitude gives it a cool subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cwb), characterised by mild days and cold nights with frost occurring most mornings from October to April, though daytime temperatures in those months remain comfortable. Precipitation during the winter is not infrequent, but snowfalls are not particularly common, occurring on average only four days per year (more frequently on the nearby mountain peaks).
{{Weather box
|location = Creel (1951–2010)
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|Jan record high C = 25.0
|Feb record high C = 27.0
|Mar record high C = 27.0
|Apr record high C = 31.0
|May record high C = 37.0
|Jun record high C = 37.0
|Jul record high C = 38.0
|Aug record high C = 32.0
|Sep record high C = 34.0
|Oct record high C = 30.0
|Nov record high C = 29.0
|Dec record high C = 29.0
|year record high C = 38.0
|Jan high C = 13.4
|Feb high C = 15.4
|Mar high C = 17.7
|Apr high C = 21.1
|May high C = 24.3
|Jun high C = 27.1
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 24.2
|Sep high C = 23.2
|Oct high C = 21.0
|Nov high C = 18.1
|Dec high C = 14.7
|year high C = 20.4
|Jan mean C = 4.1
|Feb mean C = 5.5
|Mar mean C = 7.3
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 13.5
|Jun mean C = 17.2
|Jul mean C = 17.6
|Aug mean C = 17.1
|Sep mean C = 15.6
|Oct mean C = 11.8
|Nov mean C = 8.0
|Dec mean C = 5.2
|year mean C = 11.1
|Jan low C = -5.2
|Feb low C = -4.5
|Mar low C = -3.2
|Apr low C = -0.6
|May low C = 2.6
|Jun low C = 7.4
|Jul low C = 10.3
|Aug low C = 10.0
|Sep low C = 7.9
|Oct low C = 2.7
|Nov low C = -2.2
|Dec low C = -4.1
|year low C = 1.8
|Jan record low C = -21.3
|Feb record low C = -21.0
|Mar record low C = -23.0
|Apr record low C = -11.0
|May record low C = -9.5
|Jun record low C = -12.0
|Jul record low C = 1.0
|Aug record low C = 1.6
|Sep record low C = -3.0
|Oct record low C = -8.5
|Nov record low C = -13.0
|Dec record low C = -22.5
|year record low C = -23.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 48.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 32.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 21.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 17.1
|May precipitation mm = 16.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 64.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 154.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 137.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 88.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 46.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 26.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 49.3
|year precipitation mm = 704.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.3
|Feb precipitation days = 3.6
|Mar precipitation days = 2.9
|Apr precipitation days = 2.4
|May precipitation days = 2.5
|Jun precipitation days = 8.5
|Jul precipitation days = 18.5
|Aug precipitation days = 16.9
|Sep precipitation days = 11.0
|Oct precipitation days = 5.0
|Nov precipitation days = 3.2
|Dec precipitation days = 4.7
|year precipitation days = 84.5
|Jan snow days = 1.38
|Feb snow days = 0.61
|Mar snow days = 0.72
|Apr snow days = 0.08
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.42
|Dec snow days = 0.70
|year snow days = 3.91
|source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico National{{cite web
| url = http://smn.cna.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales5110/NORMAL08038.TXT |title = NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951-2010 | publisher= Servicio Meteorológico National | language = Spanish | accessdate = November 26, 2016}}{{cite web
| url = http://smn.cna.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Max-Extr/00008/00008038.TXT |title = Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Creel 1929-1998 | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico National |language = Spanish |accessdate = November 26, 2016}}
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Transport
The Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chepe) railroad runs from the city of Chihuahua to Los Mochis with four passenger trains arriving daily - two from each direction. There is also bus service to Chihuahua, as well as regular service down to the small town of Batopilas, a trip that takes about five hours each way.
Gallery
Image:Tarahumara women at Arareco Lake 1063.JPG|Lake Arareco.
See also
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130406130712/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
External links
- {{in lang|es}}—[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630021004/http://www.bocoyna.gob.mx/ Bocoyna.gob.mx: Municipio de Bocoyna] — official website of Municipality of Bocoyna.
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Category:Populated places in Chihuahua (state)
Category:Sierra Madre Occidental