Caborca Municipality

Caborca is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico.[1]

Caborca
Official seal of Caborca
Location of the municipality in Sonora.
Location of the municipality in Sonora.
Country Mexico
StateSonora
Municipal SeatCaborca
Area
 • Total10,721.84 km2 (4,139.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total81,309
 • Density7.58/km2 (19.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST)

The area of the municipality is 10,721.84 km2, which is 5.78 percent of the state total.

Towns and villages edit

Major localities

There are 341 localities in Caborca Municipality, the largest of which are:

Name2010 Census Population
Caborca 59,922
Plutarco Elías Calles (La Y Griega)3,725
El Diamante (La Retranca)3,374
El Coyote1,337
Siempre Viva815
Poblado San Felipe767
Desemboque733
Álvaro Obregó707
Adolfo Oribe de Alva659
La Almita644
Último Esfuerzo592
La Alameda546
José María Morelos490
Total Municipality81,309

Other localities include: Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, 15 de Septiembre, Santa Eduwiges, Viñedo Viva, Ures, Rodolfo Campodónico, Poblado Cerro Blanco, Puerto Lobos, San Francisquito.

References edit

  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2010.

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