Sáric is a

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in the

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in north-western

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. Its northern boundary is the

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. The population of the municipality (urban and rural areas) was 2,703 in 2010 living in an area of 1,676.23 square kilometers. The elevation is around 800 meters. At the city of

Sáric Sáric ( O'odham: Ṣaʼalk ''mountain pass'') is a small town in Sáric Municipality, located in the extreme north of the Mexican state of Sonora. In 2010, it had a population of 892. History The town was founded in 1690 by Jesuit missionary E ...

, the municipal seat, it is 780 meters.

Name

The Spanish name of the town derives from the O'odham name, ''Ṣaʼalk'', which means "mountain pass".Estudios de lingüística y sociolingüística
1994.

Geography

Boundaries are with

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and Santa Cruz County in the U.S. state of

to the north; Nogales to the east; Tubutama to the south;

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to the west; and

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to the southeast. The only settlements of over 100 population were Sáric (892) , El Sásabe (1,295) , and Cierro Prieto (353) , as enumerated in the 2010 census. There is an

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crossing leading to

Sasabe, Arizona Sasabe () is a small Unincorporated area, hamlet in the Altar Valley of southern Pima County, Arizona, Pima County, Arizona, United States, immediately north of the international border with Mexico. It hosts a minor Mexico–United States border ...

. The land is high desert with extreme temperatures in the summer months. The Altar River has its source north of the municipality in the Arizona mountains and flows south.

Economy

The desert lands are poor and agriculture can only be practiced in the Altar River valley where wheat, corn, alfalfa, sorghum, and rye grass are grown. Extensive cattle raising is carried out.

References

2010 census tables: INEGI

External links

Sáric, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Sáric, Sonora)'' Municipalities of Sonora {{Sonora-geo-stub