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at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital

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Area and Population

The population of the municipal seat was 1,273 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 618 meters.

Transport

There are highway connections with

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History

Rayón was founded in 1638, by the

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missionary Pedro Pantoja, who gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacameri; the area had been inhabited by the

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Bajos. In 1825 the name was changed to Rayón to honor General Ignacio López Rayón. In 1850 it was given the category of villa and in the middle of the nineteenth century it was a municipality belonging to the district of Ures. An important date is the beginning of the construction of the church which still is in use today.

Health and education

There were 7 schools and one doctor in 2000
Gobierno de Sonora

Economic Activity

The main economic activity is cattle raising. In 2000 the census counted over 18,000 head of cattle.

External links

Rayón, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Rayón, Sonora)''

References

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico

INEGI

Gobierno de Sonora
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