Huachinera
Encyclopedia
Huachinera is a municipality
and its municipal seat in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora
. The municipal area is 1,184.86 km², with a population of 1,147 registered in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx
The population of the municipal seat was 732 in 2000.
It was founded with the name Juan Evangelista de Huachinera, in 1645, by the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García. The land now occupied by the municipality was once the home of the Ópata Indians.
The land is mainly mountainous and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 814 meters. Peaks reach the height of 2,700 meters. The average annual temperature is 16.9°C and the average annual rainfall is 427.0 mm.
Agriculture and cattle raising are the two main economic activities. Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses are grown for cattle fodder. The cattle herd had 15,457 head in 2000 http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/huachinera-sonora.htm and calves are exported to the United States of America
. There is one mine, Santa Gertrudis, which has brought employment to the region.
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 its municipal seat in the northeast of the Mexican 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....
. The municipal area is 1,184.86 km², with a population of 1,147 registered in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx
The population of the municipal seat was 732 in 2000.
It was founded with the name Juan Evangelista de Huachinera, in 1645, by the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García. The land now occupied by the municipality was once the home of the Ópata Indians.
The land is mainly mountainous and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 814 meters. Peaks reach the height of 2,700 meters. The average annual temperature is 16.9°C and the average annual rainfall is 427.0 mm.
Agriculture and cattle raising are the two main economic activities. Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses are grown for cattle fodder. The cattle herd had 15,457 head in 2000 http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/huachinera-sonora.htm and calves are exported to the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There is one mine, Santa Gertrudis, which has brought employment to the region.
External links
- Huachinera, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Huachinera, Sonora)