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the San
Lorenzo mountains, up the steep and rugged Sierra de Guadalupe that runs parallel to the Sierra de Jimulco, in the Municipality of Simon Bolivar and the state of Coahuila, the two mountain ranges of Guadalupe and Jimulco form a more or less wide canyon where the Aguanaval river and the Central railroad run. This canyon is known as the "Jimulco Canyon."
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The San
Lorenzo range is known for its high peaks, such as the San Isidro peak, which serves as a buttress in this chain of the mountains. The Velardeña valley and its rich mineral mines serve as the town limit for the village of the same name. In the northeastern part of the town, a little beyond
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Another Jesuit priest was Jerónimo Ramírez who arrived there in August 1594. A famous monk, Francisco Santos, was in control of the Saint
Anthony monastery in Cuencamé. Carlos Michaud, who founded the village of Pedriceña, captain of Pedriza in the Colonial period, also resided here.
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The main river in this area is the
Cuencamé stream. All of the rivers in this area reach the Cuencamé stream. There are many small streams that, in the rainy season, are filled with water. There is another stream near to San Pedro Ocuila named the “Arrieras”.
429:. Inside the municipality three is the community of Pedriceña, founded by Carlos Michaud. It is named after Captain Pedroza who distinguished himself during the Colonial epoch. It was nearly considered an independent municipality.
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The geographical coordinates are 24° 52’ North latitude and 103°42’ West latitude. The distance from the main capital of the state is 146 km. The height of the township is 1,580 m (5,180 ft) above sea level.
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flows into the Nazas River, which is the main river in this area. The surrounding area of these mountains is arid and the
Cretaceous formations of the plates and layers of the ground are visible.
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1231:"Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Cuencame 1953-2009"
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324:. As of 2015, the city had a total population of 9,848.
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1257:"Normales climatológicas para Cuencame, DGO"
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27:City in the Mexican state of Durango
1205:"NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951-2010"
1180:"Normales Climatológicas 1971-2000"
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1702:Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes
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231:1,580 m (5,180 ft)
1763:Populated places in Durango
1492:San Francisco del Mezquital
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154:24.87000°N 103.69583°W
1622:San Juan de Guadalupe
1618:San Juan de Guadalupe
1412:General Simón Bolívar
1408:General Simón Bolívar
291:Central Daylight Time
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1672:Santiago Papasquiaro
1668:Santiago Papasquiaro
1642:San Luis del Cordero
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1602:San Bernardo
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1562:Peñón Blanco
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1472:Ciudad Lerdo
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1572:Villa Unión
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1267:January 27,
1241:January 27,
1065:Nazas River
411:Santa Clara
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255:Cuencamense
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1698:Tepehuanes
1215:January 5,
1190:2008-08-25
1165:2008-08-25
1137:2008-08-25
1090:"Cuencamé"
1071:References
926:(≥ 0.1 mm)
338:Tepehuanos
236:Population
210:Government
142:24°52′12″N
1612:Tayoltita
1608:San Dimas
1488:Mezquital
1442:Guanaceví
1438:Guanaceví
1329:(capital)
1316:State of
1028:Mountains
427:Zacatecas
388:Geography
334:Zacatecos
261:Time zone
228:Elevation
1757:Category
1688:Tamazula
1582:El Salto
1382:Cuencamé
1378:Cuencamé
1348:Canatlán
1108:23 April
1038:Coahuila
919:(14.80)
850:Average
565:(113.9)
560:(103.1)
555:(104.9)
550:(104.0)
545:(113.9)
540:(103.1)
535:(106.7)
530:(111.2)
525:(110.3)
520:(106.7)
515:(109.4)
510:(102.2)
393:Location
310:Cuencamé
120:Cuencamé
69:Cuencamé
39:103°42′W
1448:Hidalgo
1388:Durango
1362:Canelas
1358:Canelas
1327:Durango
1318:Durango
1034:Torreón
914:(0.34)
909:(0.35)
904:(1.07)
899:(2.86)
894:(3.72)
889:(3.09)
884:(1.86)
879:(0.53)
874:(0.21)
869:(0.17)
864:(0.22)
859:(0.37)
845:(15.8)
840:(19.4)
835:(23.0)
830:(35.6)
825:(43.7)
820:(47.3)
815:(49.1)
810:(49.1)
805:(45.5)
800:(32.9)
795:(23.0)
790:(26.6)
785:(15.8)
775:(54.9)
770:(44.6)
765:(49.1)
760:(55.4)
755:(60.1)
750:(62.6)
745:(63.5)
740:(64.4)
735:(61.7)
730:(56.7)
725:(50.5)
720:(45.7)
715:(43.3)
705:(70.0)
700:(59.5)
695:(64.6)
690:(70.0)
685:(73.4)
680:(76.1)
675:(77.2)
670:(79.3)
665:(78.1)
660:(73.4)
655:(67.8)
650:(62.4)
645:(58.8)
635:(85.5)
630:(74.7)
625:(80.1)
620:(84.7)
615:(86.9)
610:(89.6)
605:(90.9)
600:(94.3)
595:(94.3)
590:(90.1)
585:(85.1)
580:(79.3)
575:(74.5)
505:(97.7)
437:Climate
364:History
318:Durango
298:Website
251:Demonym
202:Founded
196:Durango
171:Country
36:24°52′N
1682:Súchil
1678:Súchil
1568:Poanas
1528:Ocampo
1482:Mapimí
1478:Mapimí
1398:El Oro
456:Month
415:Poanas
322:Mexico
184:Mexico
181:
1722:Topia
1718:Topia
1592:Rodeo
1588:Rodeo
1542:Otáez
1538:Otáez
1502:Nazas
1498:Nazas
1468:Lerdo
1076:Notes
1010:0.21
1007:0.11
974:0.10
966:51.9
951:11.2
948:10.4
917:375.8
495:Year
403:Lerdo
399:Nazas
287:UTC-5
266:UTC-6
244:9,848
217:Mayor
191:State
1462:Indé
1458:Indé
1269:2013
1243:2013
1217:2013
1110:2014
1047:The
963:1.9
960:1.6
957:4.6
954:8.0
945:6.7
942:2.6
939:1.2
936:0.8
933:1.1
930:1.8
902:27.2
897:72.6
892:94.5
887:78.5
882:47.3
877:13.4
843:−9.0
838:−7.0
833:−5.0
793:−5.0
788:−3.0
783:−9.0
773:12.7
758:13.0
753:15.6
748:17.0
743:17.5
738:18.0
733:16.5
728:13.7
723:10.3
703:21.1
698:15.3
693:18.1
688:21.1
683:23.0
678:24.5
673:25.1
668:26.3
663:25.6
658:23.0
653:19.9
648:16.9
643:14.9
633:29.7
628:23.7
623:26.7
618:29.3
613:30.5
608:32.0
603:32.7
598:34.6
593:34.6
588:32.3
583:29.5
578:26.3
573:23.6
563:45.5
558:39.5
553:40.5
548:40.0
543:45.5
538:39.5
533:41.5
528:44.0
523:43.5
518:41.5
513:43.0
508:39.0
503:36.5
492:Dec
489:Nov
486:Oct
483:Sep
480:Aug
477:Jul
474:Jun
471:May
468:Apr
465:Mar
462:Feb
459:Jan
421:and
409:and
401:and
328:City
1338:and
912:8.7
907:8.8
872:5.4
867:4.3
862:5.7
857:9.4
828:2.0
823:6.5
818:8.5
813:9.5
808:9.5
803:7.5
798:0.5
768:7.0
763:9.5
718:7.6
713:6.3
280:DST
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