Cucurpe is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

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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 ...

in north-western

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. The municipal seat is at

Cucurpe Cucurpe is the municipal seat of Cucurpe Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. History Originally the territory was occupied by the Opatas and the Pimas Altas. In 1647 the Jesuit missionary Marcos del Río founded the first Spanish sett ...

Area and population

The total area of the municipality is 1,778.55 square kilometers, which represents 0.96% of the state total and 0.09% of the national total. The population of the municipality was 937 inhabitants in the 2000 census and 798 inhabitants in the 2005 second count.Cucurpe
@ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico (Spanish) The population of the municipal seat was 487 in 2000.INEGI
(Spanish) The negative population growth is due to the high migration from this municipality, the deficient educational infrastructure, and the lack of sources of work. In the 2020 census, the municipality reported a population of 863.

Municipal boundaries

The municipality has boundaries with Imuris in the north,

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 ...

in the east,

Opodepe Opodepe is the municipal seat of Opodepe Municipality in the north of 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 ...

in the south, Santa Ana in the west,

Magdalena de Kino Magdalena de Kino () is a city, part of the surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the Mexican state of Sonora covering approximately 560 square miles (1,460 square kilometers). According to the 2005 census, the city's populatio ...

in the northwest.

Links

Cucurpe, Ayuntamiento Digital
— ''Official Website of Cucurpe, Sonora (Spanish)''

References

Municipalities of Sonora {{Sonora-geo-stub