Sonora State Highway 162

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Sonora State Highway 162
Carretera Estatal de Sonora 162
Major junctions
From Navojoa
To Álamos
Highway system
Highways in Sonora

Sonora State Highway 162 (Carretera Estatal 162) is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora.

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 kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

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 with the states of Arizona and New Mexico, and on the west has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California.

It runs from Navojoa, where it is named Lázaro Cárdenas Boulevard, to the town of Álamos. [1]

Navojoa City in Sonora, Mexico

Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of the state. The city is the administrative seat of Navojoa Municipality, located in the Mayo River Valley.

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Sonora State Highway 149 is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Sonora State Highway 100 is a highway in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Sonora State Highway 56 is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Sonora State Highway 40 is a highway in the north-west of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Sonora State Highway 176 is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Sonora State Highway 37 is a highway in the Mexican state of Sonora.

Federal Highway 17 is a free part of the federal highways corridors of Mexico. The route runs from the Mexico – United States border at Agua Prieta, Sonora south to Moctezuma. The northern terminus of Fed. 17 transitions north into the United States at Douglas, Arizona as U.S. Route 191. The total length of the highway is about 169 km.

Sonora State Highway 155 is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Sonora State Highway 147 is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora.

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References

  1. ↑ Google Maps (2008). "Overview of Sonora State Highway 162". [Map]. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
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