Granados is a municipality in the

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state of

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 ...

, located approximately northeast of Hermosillo, the state capital. It is named after , the second bishop of Sonora from 1788 to 1794.

Geography

The municipality of Granados lies at an elevation between in the Sierra Madre Occidental in eastern Sonora. It borders the municipalities of

Huásabas Huásabas is the municipal seat of Huásabas Municipality in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 711.17 km² (274.58 mi²) with a population of 966 registered in 2000. Most of the inhabitants live in the ...

to the north, Bacadéhuachi to the east, Divisaderos to the south, and Moctezuma to the west. The municipality covers an area of and comprises 0.2% of the state's area. Granados lies in the valley of the Bavispe River, which is flanked by the Sierra de Huasabas to the west and the Sierra de Bacadéhuachi to the east. The land cover in Granados mainly comprises subtropical forest (67%), desert grassland (15%) and foothills thornscrub (13%). The northern portion of the Bavispe River valley near the municipal seat of Granados is used for farmland. Granados has a semi-arid climate. Average temperatures in the municipality range between , and average annual precipitation ranges between .

History

The Opata are the indigenous inhabitants of the Granados valley. The settlement of Granados was founded in 1823 by members of the Durazo family from Moctezuma and their friend Ramón Arvizu. On 3 December 1862, the municipality of Granados was established in the district of Moctezuma. It became an independent municipality in 1916. From 31 December 1930 to 16 April 1932 it was merged with the municipality of Cumpas.

Administration

The municipal government of Granados comprises a president, a councillor ( Spanish: ''síndico''), and three trustees (''regidores'') elected by relative majority. The current president of the municipality is José Vinicio Durazo Durazo.

Demographics

In the 2020 Mexican Census, Granados recorded a population of 1009 inhabitants living in 342 households. The 2010 Census recorded a population of 1150 inhabitants in Granados. The municipal seat, also known as Granados, is the only inhabited locality in the municipality.

Economy and infrastructure

In the 2015 Intercensal Survey, 35% of Granados's workforce was employed in the primary sector, 15% in the secondary sector, 13% in commerce, and 34% in services. Cattle farming is the main economic activity. A paved road runs from Granados north to

, where it intersects with the highway to Moctezuma and Hermosillo. There is also an airstrip in Granados.

References

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