Puerto Peñasco (municipality)
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Puerto Peñasco is a municipality
in Sonora
in north-western Mexico
. The only locality with a significant population is the municipal seat, also named Puerto Peñasco
, which contains almost 99% of the municipality's population (2010 census). Most of the municipality consists of empty stretches of the Gran Desierto de Altar (Altar Desert)
adjacent to and south of the international border with Arizona, USA
.
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Municipalities of Mexico State
The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...
in 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....
in north-western Mexico
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...
. The only locality with a significant population is the municipal seat, also named Puerto Peñasco
Puerto Peñasco
Puerto Peñasco is a city and municipality located in the northwest of the state of Sonora about 100 km from the Arizona border. It is located on the small strip of land that joins the peninsula of Baja California with the rest of Mexico. The area is part of the Altar Desert, one of the driest...
, which contains almost 99% of the municipality's population (2010 census). Most of the municipality consists of empty stretches of the Gran Desierto de Altar (Altar Desert)
Gran Desierto de Altar
The Gran Desierto de Altar is one of the major portions of the Sonoran Desert of Mexico, including the only active erg dune region in North America. It extends across much of the northern border of the Gulf of California, reaching more than 100 kilometers east to west, and over 50 km north to...
adjacent to and south of the international border with Arizona, USA
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
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Geography
The municipality lies at the northern end of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez)Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
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Adjacent municipalities (municipios) and counties
- San Luis Río Colorado MunicipalitySan Luis Río Colorado (municipality)-Towns and villages:The largest localities are:-References:...
- west - Caborca MunicipalityCaborcaCaborca is both a municipality and a municipal seat in the Mexican state of Sonora. The area of the municipality is 10,721.84 km², which is 5.78 percent of the state total. The municipal population was 81,308 of whom 59,922 lived in the municipal seat...
- southeast - Plutarco Elías Calles MunicipalityPlutarco Elías Calles, SonoraPlutarco Elías Calles is a municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora. Its municipal seat and main urban center is Sonoyta, on the United States border opposite Lukeville, Arizona....
- northeast - Yuma County, ArizonaYuma County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.4% White*2.0% Black*1.6% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*20.8% Other races*59.7% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- northwest