Villa Pesqueira
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Villa Pesqueira | |
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Town and Municipality | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Founded | 1629 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael del Castillo Ortiz |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Zona Pacífico) |
Villa Pesqueira is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the central region of the Mexican state of Sonora.
Municipal seat
[edit | edit source]It was founded in 1629 by the missionary Martín de Azpilcueta as (San José de) Mátapa. The State Congress ordered the change to its current name, at the inhabitants' request, on 11 February 1867.
History
[edit | edit source]The municipality was created on 11 December 1930, with the division of its territory from the adjacent municipality of Ures.
Area
[edit | edit source]The municipal area is 1,834.13 km2.
Population
[edit | edit source]The population was 1,590, of whom 96% lived in the urban area.
Economy
[edit | edit source]The main economic activities are cattle raising (18,000 head in 2005), subsistence farming, and mining.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Villa Pesqueira, Sonora (Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)
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