Northwest Mexico

  Northwest Mexico.

Northwest Mexico (Spanish: Noroeste de México) is a region of the United Mexican States, formed by the states of Durango, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California and Baja California Sur.^[1] The region is a mountainous area with large desert areas and stunning natural formations like Copper Canyon, Sierra Madre Occidental and Pinacate Peaks; vast deserts such as Gran Desierto de Altar and El Vizcaíno Desert; and it also includes the Gulf of California and the Baja California Peninsula that includes numerous large and small islands like Guadalupe Island, Cedros Island, Tiburón Island and Archangel Island.

Description

Northwest Mexico in a region with a high HDI^[2]. Bordered on the north by the United States, south and west with the Pacific Ocean and the states of Nayarit,^[3] and east with the states of Coahuila and Zacatecas.

States

State	Official Name Estado Libre y Soberano de:	Flag	Capital	Largest city	Area[4]	Population (2009)[5]	Order of Admission to Federation	Date of Admission to Federation
Baja California	Baja California		Mexicali	Tijuana	07144671,446 km2 (27,585 sq mi)	03,122,408	0&1000000000000002900000029	1852011616-01-1952[6]
Baja California Sur	Baja California Sur		La Paz	La Paz	07392273,922 km2 (28,541 sq mi)	0558,425	0&1000000000000003100000031	1974100808-10-1974[7]
Chihuahua	Chihuahua		Chihuahua	Ciudad Juárez	247455247,455 km2 (95,543 sq mi)	03,376,062	0&1000000000000001800000018	1824070606-07-1824[8]
Durango	Durango		Victoria de Durango	Victoria de Durango	123451123,451 km2 (47,665 sq mi)	01,547,597	0&1000000000000001700000017	1824052222-05-1824[8]
Sinaloa	Sinaloa		Culiacán Rosales	Culiacán Rosales	05737757,377 km2 (22,153 sq mi)	02,650,499	0&1000000000000002000000020	1830101414-10-1830[9]
Sonora	Sonora		Hermosillo	Hermosillo	179503179,503 km2 (69,306 sq mi)	02,499,263	0&1000000000000001200000012	1824011010-01-1824[8]

Major Cities

Major Cities of Baja California
Mexicali	Tijuana	Ensenada	Tecate

Major Cities of Baja California Sur
La Paz	Los Cabos	Loreto	Comondú

Major Cities of Chihuahua
Chihuahua	Ciudad Juárez	Creel	Hidalgo del Parral

Major Cities of Durango
Victoria de Durango	Gómez Palacio	Mapimí

Major Cities of Sonora
Hermosillo	Ciudad Obregón	Nogales	San Luis Río Colorado

Major Cities of Sinaloa
Culiacán	Mazatlán	Los Mochis	Guasave

See also

• Eastern Mexico
• North-Central Mexico
• Northeastern Mexico
• South-Central Mexico
• Southeastern Mexico
• Southwestern Mexico
• Western Mexico

External Links

• Secretaría de Turismo
• Consejo de Promoción Turística de México

References

1. ^ "Etnografia del Noroeste de México.". Universidad Autonoma Indigena de México. http://www.uaim.edu.mx/web-carreras/carreras/turismo%20empresarial/Septimo%20Trimestre/ETNOGRAFIA%20DEL%20NOROESTE%20DE%20MEXICO.pdf. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
2. ^ "Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, México.". PNUD. http://www.undp.org.mx/spip.php?page=area_interior&id_rubrique=125&id_parent=119. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
3. ^ "México es un país localizado en América del Norte.". Rotary International. http://www.yep4110mexico.org/outbounds/archivos/Aspirantes/Guia%20de%20Estudio.pdf. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
4. ^ "INEGI". http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/monografias/default.aspx?tema=me. 
5. ^ CONAPO
6. ^ "Transformación Política de Territorio Norte de la Baja California a Estado 29". http://www.bajacalifornia.gob.mx/portal/nuestro_estado/historia/transformacion.jsp. 
7. ^ "Secretaria de Educación Publica". http://www2.sepdf.gob.mx/efemerides/consulta_efemerides.jsp?dia=8&mes=10. 
8. ^ ^{a b c} "La Diputación Provincial y El Federalismo Mexicano". http://books.google.com.mx/books?id=i_GK_-6deKIC&lpg=PA227&ots=eyvDzsrMIz&dq=22%20De%20Mayo%20De%201824%20durango&pg=PA227#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
9. ^ "500 años de México en documentos". http://www.biblioteca.tv/artman2/publish/1830_135/Ley_Reglas_para_la_divisi_n_del_Estado_de_Sonora_y_Sinaloa.shtml.