Cucurpe Municipality

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Cucurpe
Municipality
Cucurpe Sonora map.png
Location of the municipality in Sonora
Coordinates: 30°20′N110°43′W / 30.333°N 110.717°W / 30.333; -110.717 Coordinates: 30°20′N110°43′W / 30.333°N 110.717°W / 30.333; -110.717
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Sonora
Area
 • Total1,778.55 km2 (686.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total798
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (No DST)

Cucurpe Municipality is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. [1]

Sonora State of Mexico

Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora, is one of 31 states that, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of United Mexican States. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo. Sonora is bordered by the states of Chihuahua to the east, Baja California to the northwest and Sinaloa to the south. To the north, it shares the U.S.–Mexico border primarily with the state of Arizona with a small length with New Mexico, and on the west has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California.

Mexico Country in the southern portion of North America

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometers (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fourth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 129 million people, Mexico is the tenth most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states plus Mexico City (CDMX), which is the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the country include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, and León.

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Area and Population

The total area of the municipality is 1,778.55 square kilometers, which represents 0.96% of the state total and 0.09% of the national total. The population of the municipality was 937 inhabitants in the 2000 census and 798 inhabitants in the 2005 second count. [2] The population of the municipal seat was 487 in 2000. [3] [4] The negative population growth is due to the high migration from this municipality, the deficient educational infrastructure, and the lack of sources of work.

Municipal boundaries

The municipality has boundaries with Imuris in the north, Arizpe in the east, Opodepe in the south, Santa Ana in the west, Magdalena de Kino in the northwest.

Arizpe Place in Sonora, Mexico

Arizpe is a small town in Arizpe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located at 30°20'"N 110°09'"W. The area of the municipality is 2,806.78 sq.km. The population in 2005 was 2,959 of which 1,743 lived in the municipal seat as of the 2000 census.

Opodepe Town in Opodepe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Opodepe is the municipal seat of Opodepe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Santa Ana, Sonora municipal seat of Santa Ana Municipality, Sonora State, Mexico

Santa Ana is a small city and municipal seat of Santa Ana Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located 168 kilometres (104 mi) north of the state capital Hermosillo and 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Nogales on the United States border. The town had a 2005 census population of 10,593 inhabitants.

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References

  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.
  2. ↑ Cucurpe Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine @ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico (Spanish)
  3. ↑ INEGI Archived August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Map with Marco geoestadístico municipal Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Mapa Digital de México @ INEGI (Spanish)


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