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Municipalities Of Sonora
Sonora is a List of states of Mexico, state in Northwestern Mexico that is divided into 72 municipalities of Mexico, municipalities. According to the 2020 Censo General de Población y Vivienda, Mexican census, it is the States of Mexico, eighteenth most populated state with inhabitants and the States of Mexico, 2nd largest by land area spanning . The largest municipality by population is Hermosillo Municipality, Hermosillo, with 936,263 residents (31.79% of the state's total), while the smallest is Onavas with 365 residents. The largest municipality by land area is also Hermosillo Municipality, Hermosillo which spans , and the smallest is San Felipe de Jesús, Sonora, San Felipe de Jesús with . The newest municipalities are Benito Juárez, Sonora, Benito Juárez and San Ignacio Río Muerto Municipality, San Ignacio Río Muerto, established in 1996. Municipalities in Sonora are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Me ...
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Sonora In Mexico (location Map Scheme)
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 municipalities; the capital (and largest) city of which is Hermosillo, located in the center of the state. Other large cities include Ciudad Obregón, Nogales, Sonora, Nogales (on the Mexico–United States border, Mexico-United States border), San Luis Río Colorado, and Navojoa. Sonora is bordered by the states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua to the east, Baja California to the west (of the north portion) and Sinaloa to the southeast. To the north, it shares a border with the United States, and on the southwest has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California. Sonora's natural geography is divided into three parts: the Sierra Madre Occidental in the east of the state; plains and rolling hills in the center; and the co ...
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Cajeme
Cajeme is one of the 72 Municipalities of Mexico, municipalities of the northwestern List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora. It is named after Cajemé, a Yaqui people, Yaqui leader. The municipality has an area of 3,312.05 km2 (1,278.79 sq mi) and with a population of 436,484 inhabitants as of 2020. The municipal seat is at Ciudad Obregón. History Yaqui people, Yaqui tribes settled in the region at approximately 1100 and in 1533 had the first contact with the Spain, Spanish conquistadors, when Diego de Guzmán arrived at the Yaqui region. The Yaquis defeated the Spanish army. In the 17th century Society of Jesus, Jesuit Missionary, missionaries visited the zone to evangelism, evangelize the Yaqui people, Yaqui natives in 1617. In 1619, one of the missionaries, Martín Burgencio, founded Mission San Francisco Buenavista as a of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Cumuripa. In 1715 El Realito was founded, which is located in the northern region of the current municip ...
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Arizpe
Arizpe (or Arispe) is a small town and the municipal seat of the Arizpe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located at 30°20'"N 110°09'"W. The area of the municipality is 2,806.78 sq.km. The population in 2020 was 1,666, with a population density of 1,365.57 habitants per square kilometer. History The region of Arizpe was occupied by the Opata people. The name ''Arizpe'' is a Basque word "Aritzpe"(''(H)Aritz'' meaning Oak and ''Pe'' meaning under) and translates to "Under the Oaks". Arizpe was founded in 1646 as Mission Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Arizpe by the Jesuit missionary Jerónimo de la Canal. Provincias Internas In 1776 and 1777, Arizpe was declared a city and made the capital of the Spanish colonial Comandancia y Capitanía General de las Provincias Internas. The Provincias Internas had jurisdiction over the provinces of: * Sonora and Sinaloa (present-day Sonora and Sinaloa * Nueva Vizcaya (present-day Durango and Ch ...
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Arizpe Municipality
Arizpe is a municipality in the state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. The municipality of Arizpe is one of the 72 municipalities of the state of Sonora, located in the north-central region of the state in the Sierra Madre Occidental area. It has 72 localities within the municipality, its municipal seat and the most populated locality is the homonymous town of Arizpe, while other important ones are: Sinoquipe, Bacanuchi and Chinapa. It was named for the first time as a municipality in 1813 and according to the 14th Population and Housing Census carried out in 2020 by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) the municipality has a total population of 2,788 inhabitants. This municipality has an area of 1,186.56 square miles (3,073.17 km2). Its Gross Domestic Product per capita is USD 11,012, and its Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.8292. Like most of the municipalities of Sonora, the name was given by that of its municipal seat. The region was inhabited ...
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Arivechi
Arivechi is a town in the Mexican state of Sonora. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. Geography Arivechi is located in the east of Sonora at an elevation of . The area is crossed by the Sahuaripa River, which is a tributary of the Yaqui River. Arivechi lies on tarmacked highway 117, which links Arivechi to Agua Prieta. The distance to the international border is . History The settlement of San Javier de Arivechi was founded in 1627 by the Jesuit The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ... missionary Pedro Méndez. The land had been occupied by the Opata people, 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 19 ...
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Arivechi Municipality
Arivechi is a municipality of the state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat is at Arivechi Arivechi is a town in the Mexican state of Sonora. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. Geography Arivechi is located in the east of Sonora at an elevation of . The area is crossed by the Sahuaripa .... Geography Borders It has boundaries to the north, east, and south with the municipality of Sahuaripa and to the west with the municipality of Bacanora. Area The area of the municipality (urban and rural) is 738.8 square kilometers. Population In the 2005 census, the population was 1,280 inhabitants, 866 of whom lived in the municipal seat In the 2020 census, the population of the municipality was 1,177 References {{coord, 28.9278, N, 109.1869, W, source:wikidata, display=title Municipalities of Sonora ...
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Altar, Sonora
Altar ( O'odham: Wawuk) is small city and municipal seat of Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 .... It is located in the northwest region of the state at . Geography The town of Altar is situated on the important Mexicali to Hermosillo Highway ( Federal Highway 2). Climate See also * Centro Comunitario de Atencion al Migrante y Necesitado (CCAMYN) References Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MexicoINEGI Notes External links Altar, Ayuntamiento Digital''(Official WebSite of Altar, Sonora)'' Pulitzer Center Project on Illegal Immigration* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20140218221456/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8171843/ Article on illegal immigrants from MSNBraceros: sanctuary for border crossersArticle in Spanish ...
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Altar Municipality
Altar is a Municipalities of Sonora, municipality in the List of states of Mexico, state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. The municipality had a 2010 census population of 9,049 inhabitants, the vast majority of whom lived in the municipal seat of Altar, Sonora, Altar, which had a population of 7,927 inhabitants. There are no other localities with over 1,000 inhabitants. History The territory of the municipality was originally inhabited by the O'odham people. In 1755, the Spanish founded Presidio Santa Gertrudis del Altar in response to the 1751 Pima Rebellion. It was later renamed to Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Altar. Geography The total area of the municipality (urban and rural) is 3,944.90 square kilometers. The municipal population in 2010 was 9,049 inhabitants, with 7,927 (87.6%) living in the municipal seat. Other settlements are La Cabecera Municipal, Ejido 16 de Septiembre, Ejido Llano Blanco, and Ejido Santa Matilde. Surrounding municipalities are Sáric, Tubutam ...
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Álamos
Álamos () is a town in Álamos Municipality in the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. Historically an important center of silver mining, the town's economy is now dominated by the tourist sector. Designated a ''Pueblos Mágicos (Mexico), pueblo mágico'' due to its architecture, the town is host to several arts festivals, most notably the Festival Cultural "Alfonso Ortíz Tirado". It also hosts the Alamos Alliance, a yearly summit of economic policy makers, academics and business leaders founded and led by Arnold Harberger that has led to the town being called the "Little Mexican Davos". Name The Municipality of Álamos derives its name from the (populus, poplar or Populus sect. Aigeiros, cottonwood) tree. Several impressive specimens are found in one of its two principal plazas, the Alameda. The nearby hamlet, El Sabinito, located within the municipality, also derives its name from a tree, the ("Montezuma cypress"). History The area was nam ...
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Álamos Municipality
Álamos is a Municipalities of Sonora, municipality in south-western Sonora, Mexico. It includes the town of Álamos. It is one of the 72 municipalities of the state of Sonora, located in the southeastern part of the state. Its municipal seat is the Pueblos Mágicos, Magical Town of Álamos. Other important localities are: San Bernardo, El Mocúzarit (Mission San Andrés Conicari, Conicárit), Los Tanques, among others. There are also a number of communities with the presence of Guarijíos and Mayos indigenous peoples, such as Mesa Colorada, Guajaray, Bavícora, El Paso, and Basiroa. It was decreed an independent municipality in 1813, at the same time as another large number of municipalities, in the first political division of Sonora as a state, through the Spanish Constitution of 1812, Spanish Constitution of Cádiz. At that time the municipality ceased to be part of the province of Sinaloa. According to the Population and Housing Census 2020 carried out by the National Institute ...
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Agua Prieta
Agua Prieta ("dark water") is a town in the Agua Prieta Municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the Mexico–U.S. border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona, Douglas, Arizona. The municipality covers an area of 3,631.65 km2 (1,402.2 sq mi). In the 2010 census, the town had a population of 79,138 people, making it the seventh-largest community in the state, with a literacy rate of 96.3%. The city's most important economic activities, in descending order, are industry, commerce and farming. 89% of the homes in the city have electricity, 94% have running water, and 86% are connected to the sewer system. The city is the location of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad, CFE Agua Prieta power plant. It is connected to the United States by the Douglas, Arizona Port of Entry, and is linked to the rest of Mexico by Federal Highways Mexican Federal Highway 2, 2 and Mexican Federal Highway 17, 17. The town's name in Spanish literall ...
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Agua Prieta Municipality
Agua Prieta is a municipality in the state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. In 2015, the municipality had a total population of 82,918; by 2020, it had risen to 91,929. The municipal seat is the border city of Agua Prieta, Sonora. Localities * San Bernardino Lagunas Adjacent municipalities and counties * Janos, Chihuahua – east * Bavispe – southeast * Nacozari de García – south * Fronteras – southwest * Naco – west * Cochise County, Arizona – northwest * Hidalgo County, New Mexico Hidalgo County () is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,178. The county seat and largest city is Lordsburg. A bill creating Hidalgo from the southern part of Grant County was p ... – northeast References {{coord, 31.3258, N, 109.5489, W, source:wikidata, display=title Municipalities of Sonora ...
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