Cumpas is both a municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 and the municipal seat of the same in the east of the Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 state of Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

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Area and Population

The area of the municipality is 2,013.50 km²., which represents 1.09% of the state total and 0.10 % of the national total. The most important settlements, besides the municipal seat, are Los Hoyos, Jecori, Ojo de Agua, Kilometro 5 and Teonadepa. The municipal population was 5,776 in the 2005 count, which shows a decrease from 2000 when the census counted 6,202 inhabitants. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora The municipal seat had a population of 2809 in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx

Location

It is located at 30.00°N 109.74°W; at an elevation of 914 metros. Boundaries are with
Nacozari de García

Nacozari de García

Nacozari de García is a small mining town surrounded by its municipal area in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and population:...

 in the north, Huásabas

Huásabas

Huásabas is a municipality and its municipal seat in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 711.17 km² with a population of 966 registered in 2000. Most of the inhabitants live in the municipal seat....

 in the east, Moctezuma

Moctezuma, Sonora

Moctezuma is a municipio of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the state's central region. It is also the name of its largest settlement and cabecera municipal .-Area and Population:...

 in the south, Aconchi

Aconchi

Aconchi is a small city and the municipality that surrounds it, located in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The population of the municipality was 2,452 in 2005 in an area of 358.74 square kilometers...

 in the southwest, Huépac

Huépac

Huepac is a municipality and a municipal seat in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 317.37 km² with a population of 1,142 registered in 2000. Most of the inhabitants live in the municipal seat....

 and Banámichi

Banámichi

Banámichi is both a small town and a municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. Geographical coordinates are .-Area and Population:...

 in the west, and Arizpe

Arizpe

Arizpe is a small town in Arizpe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located at 30°20'"N 110°09'"W. The area of the municipality is 2,806.78 sq.km. The population in 2005 was 2,959 of which 1,743 lived in the municipal seat as of the 2000 census.-History and origin...

 in the northeast. It is connected to the state capital of Hermosillo

Hermosillo

Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...

 by Mex 17. See map at http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/sonora-state-mexico/sonora-state-mexico-map-d1.shtml

Economic Activity

Agriculture is modest with corn and beans grown for subsistence and grasses grown for cattle fodder. The cattle industry is more important with over 25,000 head counted in the 2000 census. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora Calves are exported to the United States. Mining is carried out with over 100 workers involved in this activity.

History

Originally the territory was occupied by the Opata teguimes Indians. In 1643 the area was visited by the Italian priest Tomás Basilio, and in 1643 the Jesuit missionary Egidio Monteffio founded the settlement with the name of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Cumpas.

External links

• Cumpas, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Cumpas, Sonora)