Sáric Municipality is a
municipality in
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of 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 d ...
in north-western
Mexico. Its northern boundary is the
U.S. state of
Arizona. The population of the municipality (urban and rural areas) was 2,703 in 2010 living in an area of 1,676.23 square kilometers. The elevation is around 800 meters. At the municipal seat it is 780 meters.
Boundaries are with
Pima County and
Santa Cruz County in the U.S. state of
Arizona to the north;
Nogales, Sonora, to the east;
Tubutama to the south;
Altar to the west; and
Magdalena de Kino to the southeast.
The only settlements of over 100 population were Sáric (892) , El Sásabe (1,295) , and Cierro Prieto (353) , as enumerated in the 2010 census.
There is an
international border crossing leading to
Sasabe, Arizona.
The land is high desert with extreme temperatures in the summer months. The
Altar River
The Altar River is a river located in the northern mountains of Sonora, Mexico.
The Altar is a desert river with seasonal flows. It originates near the international border with the United States and flows southwesterly, joining the Magdalena Rive ...
has its source north of the municipality in the Arizona mountains and flows south.
The desert lands are poor and agriculture can only be practiced in the Altar River valley where wheat, corn, alfalfa, sorghum, and rye grass are grown. Extensive cattle raising is carried out.
The Spanish name of the town derives from the
O'odham name, ''Ṣaʼalk'', which means "mountain pass".
Estudios de lingüística y sociolingüística
1994.
References
2010 census tables: INEGI
External links
Sáric, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Sáric, Sonora)''
Municipalities of Sonora
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