Sonora

Also known as Estado de Sonora

deelstaat van Mexico

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Sonora is a state in Mexico located in the northwestern part of the country, divided into 72 municipalities with its capital in Hermosillo. It matters as one of Mexico's significant states and is notable for including major cities like Nogales, which sits on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sonora
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: San Carlos Sonora landscape.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of San Carlos Nuevo Guaymas
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Sonora.svg
Settlement.shield_link: Seal of Sonora
Settlement.shield_size: 80px
Settlement.anthem: Himno del Estatal de Sonora
Settlement.image_map: Sonora in Mexico (location map scheme).svg
Settlement.map_caption: State of Sonora within Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hermosillo
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 72
Settlement.established_title: Admission
Settlement.established_date: January 10, 1824

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: state of Mexico
Part of: Northern Mexico
Official name: Sonora
Demonym: Sonorense
Country: Mexico
Located in: Mexico
Contains: Huatabampo Municipality
Continent: North America
Capital: Hermosillo
Population: 2850330
Area: 179503
Elevation: 592
Time zone: UTC−07:00
Head of government: Alfonso Durazo Montaño
Shares border with: Baja California
Official website: www.sonora.gob.mx
Image: Sonora.JPG

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language used: O'odham
Commons category: Sonora
postal code: 83-85
topic's main category: Category:Sonora
inception: 1831-01-01
Commons gallery: Sonora
category of associated people: Category:People from Sonora
category for people born here: Category:Births in Sonora
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Sonora

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Article · Nederlands

Sonora (: Xunuta) is een staat in het noordwesten van Mexico. Sonora grenst aan Chihuahua, Sinaloa en Baja California. Ten noorden van Sonora ligt de Amerikaanse staat Arizona, ten zuiden van Sonora ligt de Golf van Californië. Met een oppervlakte van 182.052 km² is het de een na grootste staat van Mexico. Sonora heeft 2.944.840 inwoners (2020) en de hoofdstad is Hermosillo. Andere grote steden zijn Ciudad Obregón en Nogales. Economisch gezien is Sonora belangrijk vanwege de veeteelt en mijnbouw. De muziekstijl komt uit Sonora. Een groot deel van de staat wordt ingenomen door de Sonoraanse woestijn. Verder is Sonora bekend vanwege zijn stranden.

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