La Colorada, Sonora

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La Colorada is a small town in La Colorada Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. In 2005, the population of the municipality was 1,754, with 288 living in the municipal seat. [1]

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History

The now-municipality was founded by Spanish Jesuit missionaries at some point between 1740 and 1743. [2] Formerly known as Minas Prietas, La Colorada became a municipality on June 28, 1934. [3] As an important mining camp in Mexico, La Colorada boasted a population that topped 5,604 in 1895.[ citation needed ] The municipality is situated 45 km (29 mi) southeast of Hermosillo. [4]

Other small towns located within the municipality include Tecorípa, Cobachi, Estación Torres, and San José de Pimas.[ citation needed ]

Main economic activities in La Colorada is Mining. Mina La Colorada is the main company which extracts from earth Gold, Copper and Zinc. Another mine nearby La Colorada extracts graphite to be used for domestic and industrial purposes.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) Archived 2013-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Sonora - La Colorada". www.inafed.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  3. Pueblos de Sonora Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "La Colorada". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2020-02-21.

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