Arivechi is a town in Arivechi Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the east of Sonora at 28°55'"N 109°11'"W, at an elevation of 556 meters. The settlement of San Javier de Arivechi was founded in 1627 by the Jesuit missionary . The land had been occupied by the Opata tribe, conceded in the mission system of the Rectorado de San Francisco de Borja together with the peoples of Pónida y Bacanora. Arivechi became a municipality in 1932. The area is crossed by the Sahuaripa River, which is a tributary of the Yaqui River.