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The Mexican state of Sonora, in the northwest of the country, is divided into 72 municipalities. This table shows the Human Development Index (HDI) for each municipality as at 2005, and indicates change since 2000.
Rank | Municipality | Population | HDI (2005) | Change compared to 2000's report |
---|---|---|---|---|
1° | Cananea | 32,936 | 0.8951 | |
2° | Hermosillo | 784,342 | 0.8912 | |
3° | Moctezuma | 4,680 | 0.8801 | |
4° | Magdalena | 29,707 | 0.8731 | |
5° | Nogales | 220,292 | 0.8726 | |
6° | Nacozari de García | 12,751 | 0.8725 | |
7° | Santa Ana | 16,014 | 0.8655 | |
8° | Puerto Peñasco | 57,342 | 0.8655 | |
9° | Cajeme | 409,310 | 0.8636 | |
10° | Agua Prieta | 79,138 | 0.8605 | |
11° | Naco | 6,401 | 0.8592 | |
12° | San Felipe de Jesús | 396 | 0.8589 | |
4° | Sonora | 2,662,480 | 0.8580 | |
13° | Oquitoa | 443 | 0.8579 | |
14° | Granados | 1,150 | 0.8566 | |
15° | Cumpas | 6,362 | 0.8556 | |
16° | San Luis Río Colorado | 178,380 | 0.8551 | |
17° | Guaymas | 149,299 | 0.8536 | |
18° | Fronteras | 8,639 | 0.8523 | |
19° | Benjamín Hill | 5,275 | 0.8514 | |
20° | Pitiquito | 9,468 | 0.8498 | |
21° | Bacoachi | 1,646 | 0.8463 | |
22° | Huépac | 1,154 | 0.8459 | |
23° | Plutarco Elías Calles | 15,652 | 0.8362 | |
24° | Empalme | 54,131 | 0.8357 | |
25° | Caborca | 81,309 | 0.8356 | |
26° | Mazatán | 1,350 | 0.8351 | |
27° | Baviácora | 3,560 | 0.8345 | |
28° | Huásabas | 962 | 0.8322 | |
29° | Imuris | 12,316 | 0.8309 | |
30° | Bacadéhuachi | 1,252 | 0.8299 | |
31° | Ures | 9,185 | 0.8293 | |
32° | Arizpe | 3,037 | 0.8292 | |
33° | Suaqui Grande | 1,121 | 0.8291 | |
34° | Banámichi | 1,646 | 0.8278 | |
35° | Sahuaripa | 6,020 | 0.8263 | |
36° | Atil | 625 | 0.8261 | |
37° | Soyopa | 1,284 | 0.8255 | |
38° | Navojoa | 157,729 | 0.8252 | |
39° | Divisaderos | 813 | 0.8238 | |
40° | San Pedro de la Cueva | 1,604 | 0.8225 | |
41° | Aconchi | 2,637 | 0.8205 | |
42° | Bavispe | 1,454 | 0.8204 | |
43° | Carbó | 5,347 | 0.8201 | |
44° | Villa Pesqueira | 1,254 | 0.8195 | |
45° | Altar | 9,049 | 0.8186 | |
46° | Huachinera | 1,350 | 0.8166 | |
47° | La Colorada | 1,663 | 0.8126 | |
48° | Cucurpe | 958 | 0.8123 | |
49° | Opodepe | 2,878 | 0.8100 | |
50° | Bacanora | 784 | 0.8100 | |
51° | Rayón | 1,599 | 0.8086 | |
52° | Nácori Chico | 2,051 | 0.8075 | |
53° | Arivechi | 1,253 | 0.8066 | |
54° | Santa Cruz | 1,998 | 0.8058 | |
55° | Villa Hidalgo | 1,738 | 0.8048 | |
56° | Tepache | 1,365 | 0.8009 | |
57° | Huatabampo | 79,313 | 0.8002 | |
58° | Sáric | 2,703 | 0.7996 | |
59° | San Javier | 492 | 0.7966 | |
60° | Onavas | 399 | 0.7921 | |
61° | Bácum | 22,821 | 0.7882 | |
62° | Benito Juárez | 22,009 | 0.7881 | |
63° | Trincheras | 1,731 | 0.7880 | |
64° | San Ignacio Río Muerto | 14,136 | 0.7854 | |
65° | Bacerac | 1,467 | 0.7776 | |
66° | Tubutama | 1,735 | 0.7703 | |
67° | Etchojoa | 60,717 | 0.7624 | |
68° | San Miguel de Horcasitas | 8,382 | 0.7585 | |
69° | Álamos | 25,848 | 0.7560 | |
70° | Quiriego | 3,356 | 0.7357 | |
71° | Rosario | 5,226 | 0.7319 | |
72° | Yécora | 6,046 | 0.7222 |
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