Cucurpe Municipality
Cucurpe | |
|---|---|
 Location of the municipality in Sonora | |
| Coordinates: 30°20′N 110°43′W / 30.333°N 110.717°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,778.55 km2 (686.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 798 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
Cucurpe Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico.[1]
Area and Population[edit]
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[edit]
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.
Links[edit]
- Cucurpe, Ayuntamiento Digital — Official Website of Cucurpe, Sonora (Spanish)
References[edit]
- ^ "-". 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.
- ^ Cucurpe Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine @ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico (Spanish)
- ^ INEGI Archived August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ Map with Marco geoestadístico municipal Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Mapa Digital de México @ INEGI (Spanish)
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