San Ignacio RÃo Muerto is a small town which is the capital of
San Ignacio RÃo Muerto Municipality in the southwest 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 divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...
.
Health and education
There were 54 schools and one small health clinic in 2000
Economy
Agriculture covered 35,000 productive hectares (2000), most of which were irrigated. Main crops are wheat, garbanzo beans, safflower, sorghum, watermelon, chile and melons. Agricultural production is transported to
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.â ...
for packing and export to the United States.
Cattle raising is carried out on a small scale and there were more than 6,000 head in 2000.
References
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MexicoINEGI
External links
San Ignacio RÃo Muerto, Ayuntamiento Digital''(Official Website of San Ignacio RÃo Muerto, Sonora)''
Gobierno de Sonora
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Populated places in Sonora