Villa Hidalgo, Sonora
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Villa Hidalgo is a town, and the surrounding municipality
of the same name, in the north-east of the Mexican state of Sonora
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It was founded by the Jesuit missionary Marcos del Río in 1644 as (San Ignacio de) Oputo. On 1 April 1967 the State Congress ordered that it change its name from Oputo to its current name in honor of Mexican patriot Miguel Hidalgo
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The municipal area is 951.17 km2 and the population was 1,986 inhabitants (2.05 inhab./km2) in 2000. The main economic activities are agriculture and cattle raising.
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...
of the same name, in the north-east 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....
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It was founded by the Jesuit missionary Marcos del Río in 1644 as (San Ignacio de) Oputo. On 1 April 1967 the State Congress ordered that it change its name from Oputo to its current name in honor of Mexican patriot Miguel Hidalgo
Miguel Hidalgo
Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...
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The municipal area is 951.17 km2 and the population was 1,986 inhabitants (2.05 inhab./km2) in 2000. The main economic activities are agriculture and cattle raising.
External links
- Villa Hidalgo, Sonora (Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)