Quiriego is a small
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and the county seat of the
Municipality of Quiriego, located in the southeast of the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de 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 divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...
.
Geography
The Quiriego Municipality area is 2,705.72 km
2. The town is located at an elevation of 822 meters.
Quiriego is located east of
Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregón is a city in southern Sonora. It is the state's second largest city after Hermosillo and serves as the municipal seat of Cajeme. As of 2020, the city has a population of 436,484. Ciudad Obregón is south of the country's U.S.� ...
and is connected by dirt road with the main
Federal Highway 15 at the village of
Fundición.
Neighboring municipalities
Neighboring municipalities are
Rosario
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to the north,
Álamos
Álamos () is a town in Álamos Municipality in the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico.
Historically an important center of silver mining, the town's economy is now dominated by the tourist sector. Designated a ...
to the east,
Navojoa
Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of the state. The city is the administrative seat of Navojoa Municipality, located in the Mayo River (Mexico), ...
and the state of
Chihuahua to the south and
Cajeme
Cajeme is one of the 72 Municipalities of Mexico, municipalities of the northwestern List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora. It is named after Cajemé, a Yaqui people, Yaqui leader. The municipality has an area of 3,312.05 km2 (1 ...
to the west.
Climate
Population
The Quiriego Municipality population count was 3,335 in 2005. The population of the town of Quiriego, its main settlement and municipal seat, was 994 in 2000. The municipal population has been decreasing steadily since 1980 when it was 4,474.
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History
The name Quiriego comes from the Latin words in the liturgy of the mass "kirie" lord and "ego" I.
Located in this region are the ruins of the ancient Real de Minas y Villa de Baroyeca, which was one of the most important settlements in Sonora during the colonial period and beginning of the post-independence era.
Ruins of the former missions of Batacosa and Tepahui, founded in the eighteenth century, can also be seen.
The municipal seat, Quiriego, was originally a ranch belonging to Francisco Javier Valenzuela in the last years of the eighteenth century. Quiriego became a municipality in 1932.
Economy
Agriculture and cattle raising are the main economic activities. Main crops are watermelon, sorghum, corn, beans, and grasses for cattle raising. There were 34,096 head of cattle in 2000.
References
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
INEGI
External links
Quiriego, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Quiriego, Sonora)''
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Populated places in Sonora
Populated places in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico