Cusihuiriachi

Population has fallen dramatically over the past century, from 1,755 in 1900 to 75 in 2005. This was largely due to the closure of the local silver mines.

• Name — Cusihuiriachi • Settlement Type — Town • Image Map — Cusihuiriachi en Chihuahua.svg • Map Caption — The town is located within the Municipality of Cusihuiriachi in Chihuahua • Pushpin Map — Mexico • Pushpin Label Position — above • Pushpin Mapsize — 300 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Mexico • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Mexico • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Chihuahua • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Cusihuiriachi • Population As Of — 2010 • Population Total — 63 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions • Elevation M — 2017 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 33240 • Blank Name — Demonym • Blank Info — Cusihuiriachiteco Cusihuiriachi is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Although it is now practically a ghost town, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. "Cusihuiriachi" is a Tarahumara word meaning "erect pole". Cusihuiriachi's population has fallen dramatically over the past century, from 1,755 in 1900 to 75 in 2005. By the 2010 census, it was down to 63. This was largely due to the closure of the local silver mines.

• Salvador Zubirán, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, founder of the National Nutritional Institute.