Oquitoa Municipality

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Oquitoa Municipality
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Sonora
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (No DST)

Oquitoa Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico. [1]

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Area and population

The municipal area is 636.64 km2 with a population of 402 registered in 2000. Most of this population lives in the small municipal seat. It is located at an elevation of 579 meters.

Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Atil Municipality to the northeast; Trincheras Municipality to the southeast, and Altar Municipality to the west.

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References

  1. "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal . Retrieved January 4, 2010.

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