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Altar Municipality
Altar is a municipality in 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, which had a population of 7,927 inhabitants. There are no other localities with over 1,000 inhabitants. Surrounding municipalities are Sáric, Tubutama, Atil, Trincheras, Pitiquito, Caborca and Oquitoa. The northern boundary is with Pima County in the U.S. state of Arizona. 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. The territory of the municipality was originally inhabited by the O'odham people. It was founded in 1775 by Captain Bernardo de Urrea, as a military fort, being called Santa Gertrudis del Altar and later Nuestra Señora ...
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Municipalities Of Mexico
Municipalities (''municipios'' in Spanish language, Spanish) are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the ''states of Mexico, state'' (Spanish: estado). They should not be confused with cities or towns that may share the same name as they are distinct entities and do not share geographical boundaries. As of January 2021, there are 2,454 municipalities in Mexico, excluding the 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs of Mexico City. Since the 2015 Intercensal Survey, two municipalities have been created in Campeche, three in Chiapas, three in Morelos, one in Quintana Roo and one in Baja California. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the Constitution of Mexico, 1917 Constitution and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong. are distinct from , a form of Mexican Localities of Mexico, locality, and are divided into ''Colonia (Mexico ...
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Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east; its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest, California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase. Southern Arizona is known for its desert cl ...
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Trincheras Municipality
Trincheras Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{coord, 30.3889, N, 111.5131, W, source:wikidata, display=title Municipalities of Sonora ...
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Oquitoa Municipality
Oquitoa Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. Area and population The municipal area is 636.64 km2 with a population of 402 registered in 2000Most of this population lives in the small municipal seat. It is located at an elevation of 579 meters. Neighboring municipalities Neighboring municipalities are Atil Municipality to the northeast; Trincheras Municipality to the southeast, and Altar Municipality Altar is a municipality in 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, which had a population of 7,927 inhabitants. There are n ... to the west. References Municipalities of Sonora {{Sonora-geo-stub ...
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Tubutama Municipality
Tubutama Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{coord, 30.8541, N, 111.4222, W, source:wikidata, display=title Municipalities of Sonora ...
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Sáric Municipality
Sáric Municipality is a municipality in Sonora 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 has its source north of the municipality in the Arizona mountains and flows south. The desert lands are poor and agriculture can only be prac ...
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Pitiquito (municipality)
Pitiquito Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. Neighboring municipalities Neighboring municipalities are Altar to the northwest, Hermosillo to the south, Trincheras to the east, and Caborca and the Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Bermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja Ca ... to the west. The town of Pitiquito is located in the north of the municipality on Federal Highway 2. Localities There are 328 localities, the largest of which are: References Municipalities of Sonora {{Sonora-geo-stub ...
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Trincheras (municipality)
Trincheras Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{coord, 30.3889, N, 111.5131, W, source:wikidata, display=title Municipalities of Sonora ...
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Oquitoa (municipality)
Oquitoa Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. Area and population The municipal area is 636.64 km2 with a population of 402 registered in 2000Most of this population lives in the small municipal seat. It is located at an elevation of 579 meters. Neighboring municipalities Neighboring municipalities are Atil Municipality to the northeast; Trincheras Municipality to the southeast, and Altar Municipality Altar is a municipality in 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, which had a population of 7,927 inhabitants. There are n ... to the west. References Municipalities of Sonora {{Sonora-geo-stub ...
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Atil Municipality
Atil (municipality) is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{coord, 30, 50, 37, N, 111, 35, 02, W, type:city_source:kolossus-plwiki, display=title Municipalities of Sonora ...
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Tubutama (municipality)
Tubutama Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{coord, 30.8541, N, 111.4222, W, source:wikidata, display=title Municipalities of Sonora ...
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Mapa De Localidades Del Municipio De Altar
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