Pedro Meoqui, Mexico
Pedro Meoqui is a town of 22,574 people in Chihuahua, Mexico, founded in 1709.
Why visit Pedro Meoqui
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 29 parks and trails in and around town.
Highlights include parque.
Weather in Pedro Meoqui
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About Pedro Meoqui
Pedro Meoqui is a city named after General Pedro Meoqui and is the seat of the municipality of Meoqui, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 22,574, up from 21,306 as of 2005.
From the Wikipedia article Pedro Meoqui (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds29
17 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping2
History
The community of Meoqui was founded as a Franciscan mission town in the mid-seventeenth century. Was Fray Andrés Ramírez, a Franciscan missionary, the recognized founder of Meoqui, arrived from San Antonio de Julimes as part of a larger effort to Christianize the Indians along the San Pedro River and began the development of the area along the San Pedro River, then inhabited by indigenous Conchos, Julimes, Navichames and Mezquites. The region was subject to the rule of the regional military presidios from the end of the 17th Century until 1773, when the Military Presidio of San Pablo was established.
From the History section of Pedro Meoqui on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries2
CBTa No. 147 Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Agropecuario N° 147
School · 1.6 km
Map of Pedro Meoqui
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Colonia Terrazas 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Las Puentes 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Congregación Ortíz 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Colonia Revolución 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Ciudad Delicias 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Guadalupe Victoria 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- El Torreón 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Colonia Abraham González (La Quemada) 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Colonia Vicente Guerrero 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Chihuahua 72 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- PlazaMiguelHidalgoMeoquiChihuahua, Josealfonsoramosgonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nextel meoqui - panoramio, pedgomlo, CC BY 3.0
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