Imuris is the municipal seat of

Imuris Municipality Ímuris is a Municipalities of Sonora, municipality in the List of states of Mexico, state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. Area and population The municipal area is 1,710.3 km2 with a population of 9,988 registered in 2000Most of the inhab ...

in the north of the Mexican

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Location

Imuris is located along Federal Highway 15 - the long highway between Nogales at the USA/Mexico border and

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- and the railroad line connecting Nogales and the USA into the Mexican railroad network. It is also the intersection with the eastbound section of Federal Highway 2, which heads to the state of Chihuahua and the city of

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(across the

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from

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History

In 1687 the

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missionaries

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and José Aguilar established the mission town of San José de Imuris, taking the name from the local Hímeris people. The toponym of Imuris is Pima and a possible meaning is "Plateau between rivers" or "hills shaped like flint". Jesuit missionary Pedro Sandoval was stationed at Ímuris in 1690, and Franciscan missionary

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served there in 1776.

Geography

The land is mountainous in the east and north and the main settlement lies at an elevation of . The average annual temperature is and the average annual rainfall is . The region is crossed by three small rivers, which later form the Rio Magdalena.

Climate

Economy

Agriculture, cattle raising, and industry are the main economic activities. Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses (sorghum, alfalfa, rye grass) are grown for cattle fodder. There were 353 small land owners in 2000 cultivating a surface of , and 937 ejidatarios on , making a total of . The cattle herd numbered 25,617 head in 2000, with this activity employing 638 people. The industrial sector is varied because there are two

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owned by international companies, as well as several small factories producing construction materials. Almost 1000 jobs are generated by the industrial sector making it the most important economic activity of the municipality. The final products of the maquiladoras are automobile belts, automobile electronic panels, transformers, plastic packaging, and smelting of aluminum. The main tourist attraction is the Iglesia de San José de Ímuris, as well as the traditional plaza, and the typical restaurants, locally known for fine

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and their world class tacos.

References

External links

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico

INEGI

Sonora State official site

Ímuris, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Ímuris, Sonora)''

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