Cucurpe Municipality is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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
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 ...
.
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](_blank)
(Spanish)
Mapa Digital de México @ 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.
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 2005 was ...
in the east, Opodepe
Opodepe is the municipal seat of Opodepe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora.
The main settlement and the municipal seat had a population of 346 in 200
The municipal seat of Opodepe is connected to Mex 15 by a road that ...
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
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