Granados is the municipal seat of
Granados Municipality in the northeast of the
Mexican state of
Sonora. The municipal area is 361.27 km
2, and the population was 1,228 according to the 2000 census.
By 2005 the population had decreased to 938 due to emigration due to insufficient educational infrastructure and the lack of job opportunities.
The terrain is mountainous and the average annual temperature is 19 °C. The rainy season is from July to September and the average annual rainfall is 485.9 mm.
and cattle raising are the main economic activities. The main crops are corn and beans and grasses for fodder. Calves are exported to the
United States of America
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The town was named after Don
José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
, second
bishop of Sonora
The Archdiocese of Hermosillo ( la, Archidioecesis Hermosillensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Its area is 90,959 sq. miles, and its population (2004) 1,067,051. The bishop resides at Hermosillo.
The ...
from 1788 to 1794.
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References
External links
Photo of Granados
Populated places in Sonora
Populated places established in 1823
1823 establishments in Mexico
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