Pitiquito Municipality

Pitiquito Municipality
Municipality
Official logo of Pitiquito Municipality
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Coordinates: 30°40′38″N 112°3′18″W / 30.67722°N 112.05500°W / 30.67722; -112.05500
Country Mexico
StateSonora
Municipal SeatPitiquito
Created1914
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJaneth Mazón García
Area
 • Total
11,979.96 km2 (4,625.49 sq mi)
Elevation
(Median)
517 m (1,696 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
9,468
 • Density0.79/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST)

Pitiquito Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico.[1]

Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Altar to the northwest, Hermosillo to the south, Trincheras to the east, and Caborca and the Gulf of California to the west. The town of Pitiquito is located in the north of the municipality on Federal Highway 2.

Localities

There are 328 localities, the largest of which are:

Locality Population
Total Municipality 9,468
Pitiquito 5,410
Puerto Libertad 2,782
Desemboque de los Seris (El Desemboque) 287
La Estación (Estación Pitiquito) 201
Félix Gómez (El Dipo) 176

References

  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
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