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Pitiquito is a small town in
The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 4,862 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 305 meters.
When the Spanish arrived the area was populated by various sedentary tribes settled along the banks of the Altar and Magdalena rivers. According to local tradition the location took the name of an Indian chief called "Piti" or "Pitic".
The mission at Pitiquito was founded by Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1694 with the name of Natividad del Señor de Pitiquin. It was a of Mission La Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Caborca.
In 1768 the Franciscans took over the churches and the name was changed to San Diego de Pitiquin.
The town became a municipality in 1914.
Cattle raising is also important with over 30,000 head counted in (2000). Since this municipality has approximately 170 kilometers of coastline there is also fishing, especially in the settlements of Puerto Libertad and Desemboque. The Mexican power generation parastatal CFE has a large electric plant at Puerto Libertad. A Mexican alternative energy company Biofields is constructing an algae to ethanol system covering several square miles which will process the exhaust from the electric plant.
It is the oldest church with surviving indigenous art in Sonora. The drawings are rough, bold, black lines on a white background. They were discovered after being hidden under whitewash for ages.
The small beach communities along the Gulf of California are also of interest and are yet to be developed. Puerto de la Libertad is the most important and is situated on a paved highway from Hermosillo. It has an attractive bay with fine sand beaches and gentle waves, which invite visitors for practicing aquatic sports such as swimming, sailing and angling. Nearby are the only Boojum tree, boojum (Spanish ''cirio'') forests outside
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
INEGI
Pitiquito, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Pitiquito, Sonora)''
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Pitiquito Municipality
Pitiquito is a Municipalities of Sonora, municipality in the List of states of Mexico, state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat is at Pitiquito.
Neighboring municipalities
Neighboring municipalities are Altar, Sonora, Altar to ...
in the northwest of the Mexican state
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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 ...
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Area and population
The municipal area is 11,979.96 km² which makes up 6.46% of the state total. The municipal population counted in 2000 was 9,160The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 4,862 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 305 meters.
Communities
Puerto Libertad (Sonora)
Puerto Libertad is a fishing town and port of the Mexican state of Sonora, Mexico. It is located on the north coast of the Gulf of California, in the municipality of Pitiquito.
Houston based Mexico Pacific Limited LLC has been building an LNG pla ...
Climate
In this region the climate is hot and dry with rainfall between 75 and 200 mm a year. Between December and February nighttime temperatures can drop to 8.5 °C below zero while from June to August they can reach 49.5 °CHistory
When the Spanish arrived the area was populated by various sedentary tribes settled along the banks of the Altar and Magdalena rivers. According to local tradition the location took the name of an Indian chief called "Piti" or "Pitic".
The mission at Pitiquito was founded by Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1694 with the name of Natividad del Señor de Pitiquin. It was a of Mission La Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Caborca.
In 1768 the Franciscans took over the churches and the name was changed to San Diego de Pitiquin.
The town became a municipality in 1914.
Economic activity
Agriculture covered 6,901 hectares (2000), most of which were irrigated by pumping from wells. Main crops are alfalfa, beans, corn, grapes, sorghum, and the production of fodder for the cattle industryCattle raising is also important with over 30,000 head counted in (2000). Since this municipality has approximately 170 kilometers of coastline there is also fishing, especially in the settlements of Puerto Libertad and Desemboque. The Mexican power generation parastatal CFE has a large electric plant at Puerto Libertad. A Mexican alternative energy company Biofields is constructing an algae to ethanol system covering several square miles which will process the exhaust from the electric plant.
Tourist sights
Of touristic importance is the San Diego del Pitiquito mission, which sits in the center of townIt is the oldest church with surviving indigenous art in Sonora. The drawings are rough, bold, black lines on a white background. They were discovered after being hidden under whitewash for ages.
The small beach communities along the Gulf of California are also of interest and are yet to be developed. Puerto de la Libertad is the most important and is situated on a paved highway from Hermosillo. It has an attractive bay with fine sand beaches and gentle waves, which invite visitors for practicing aquatic sports such as swimming, sailing and angling. Nearby are the only Boojum tree, boojum (Spanish ''cirio'') forests outside
Baja California
Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...
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The beach town of El Desemboque
El Desemboque ( Seri: ) is a town located 376 km from Hermosillo on the shore of Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Sonora; coordinates N 29° 30' 13", W 112° 23' 43". It is part of the Municipality of Pitiquito, and is one of two m ...
is a Seri Indian town on the Seri communal property which is partially in the municipality of PitiquitoReferences
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
INEGI
External links
Pitiquito, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Pitiquito, Sonora)''
{{Coord, 30, 44, N, 111, 44, W, type:city, display=title Missions in Sonora Populated places in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico Populated places established in 1694 1694 establishments in the Spanish Empire Pitiquito Municipality Jesuit history in North America