Rayón is a small town surrounded by its
municipal area in the center of the
Mexican state
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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 ...
at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital
Hermosillo
Hermosillo (), formerly called Pitic (as in ''Santísima Trinidad del Pitic'' and ''Presidio del Pitic''), is a city in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the municipal seat of the Hermosillo municipality, the state's ...
.
Area and population
The population of the municipal seat was 1,273 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 618 meters.
Climate
Transport
There are highway connections with
Ures
Ures is a small city and a Municipalities of Sonora, municipality in the List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora.
Population
In the year 2000, the total population was 9,553 residents. New figures from 2005 reported 8,420, meaning a co ...
(41 kilometers),
Carbó
Carbó is the municipal seat of Carbó Municipality of the state of Sonora, Mexico.
History
The founding dates from 1888, when the main railroad in Sonora began to be constructed. Carbó was one of the stations built between the port of Guayma ...
(48 kilometers), and
Opodepe
Opodepe is the municipal seat of Opodepe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative ...
(26 kilometers).
History
Rayón was founded in 1638, by the
Jesuit
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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
Pima 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
Economy
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
INEGIGobierno de Sonora
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Populated places in Sonora
Missions in Sonora
Jesuit history in North America