Imuris 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 the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western

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Area and population

The municipal area is 1,710.3 km² with a population of 9,988 registered in 2000

Most of the inhabitants live in the municipal seat, which had a population of 5,767 in 2000. The municipal population has increased greatly with the installation of maquiladoras and is now estimated to be around 14,000.

Neighboring Municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Nogales, Sonora, Nogales, Santa Cruz,

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, and

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Government

Municipal presidents

References

Municipalities of Sonora {{Sonora-geo-stub