Guasava

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Guasava
Coordinates: 25 ° 34 ′  N , 108 ° 28 ′  W
Map: Sinaloa
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Guasava
Guasava on the map of Sinaloa
Basic data
Country Mexico
State Sinaloa
Municipio Guasava
Residents 71,196  (2010)
Detailed data
height 27  m
prefix (+52) 687

Guasave is a city with about 71,000 inhabitants in the Mexican state of Sinaloa near the Gulf of California and the administrative seat of the Municipio Guasave . Guasave lies between Los Mochis and Navolato and is crossed by Carretera Federal 15 . The city and its surrounding area is known as the agricultural heart of Mexico .

The grave of Valentín Elizalde , a famous singer, is at the local cemetery near Guasave town center.

The football goalkeeper Óscar Dautt was born in Guasave in 1976.