Nácori Chico is a small town in

Nácori Chico Municipality Nácori Chico Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. The municipal area is 2,748.67 km2 (1,061.27 mi2) with a population of 2,236 registered in 2000 The seat is Nácori Chico. Neighboring municipalities Neigh ...

in the east of the

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state of

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Area and population

The municipal seat had a population of 999 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 900 meters.

Geography

The land is mountainous and is part of the spurs of the

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mountains. There are only small streams which are tributaries of the Rio Yaqui.

History

The region now occupied by the municipality was once the land of the

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people. The name of Nácori comes from the Opata language and means place of the nopal cactus. It was founded in 1665 by the Spanish missionary

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with the name of Nuestra Señora de Nácori Chico; it became a municipality in its own right in 1934. In 1886,

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fought

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ns and

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s sixty miles southeast of the town in an incident known as the Crawford Affair. American

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was killed in the battle.

Economic activity

The main economic activities are agriculture, cattle raising, and forestry. The main crops are corn, beans and grasses for cattle fodder. There were 33,000 head of cattle in 2000. Nácori Chico is also famous in Sonora for its palm hats. Se

References

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico

INEGI

External links

Nácori Chico, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Nácori Chico, Sonora)''
Article on the palm weavers of Nácori Chico
English {{DEFAULTSORT:Nacori Chico Populated places in Sonora