Mazatán is a locality in
Mazatán Municipality in the center of the
Mexican
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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 ...
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History
The settlement of Mazatán was founded in the seventeenth century by the
Jesuit
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Juan Nentuig. Its name comes from the Opata language and means "place of deer". During the nineteenth century Mazatán belonged to the district of Ures. It became a municipality on 10 December 1907
Geography
The region is part of the valleys of the center of the state. The average annual temperature is 21.7°C and the average annual rainfall is 508.8 mm.
The region is crossed by the Rio Mazatán, which has an extension of 160 kilometers and flows into the Punta de Agua reservoir near Guaymas.
Economy
Agriculture and cattle raising are the main economic activities.
Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses (sorghum, alfalfa, rye grass) are grown for cattle fodder.
The cattle herd numbered 17,132 head in 200
making cattle raising the main economic activity in the municipality. There were 221 producers listed in the last census of 2000
Tourist attractions
The town church and the dance of the fans in August.
References
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MexicoINEGI
External links
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Populated places in Sonora