San Ignacio Río Muerto

San Ignacio Río Muerto is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the southwest of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Area and Population

The municipal area is 1,144.00 km² with a population of 13,692 registered in 2000. [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx] The population of the municipal seat was 6,937 in 2000. It is located at an elevation that varies between 0 and 50 meters.

Neighboring Municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are:
*Guaymas--north
*Bácum--north and east

Its western and southeastern boundaries are with the Gulf of California.

History

The municipality is of recent creation, being established in 1996.

Health and Education

There were 54 schools and one small health clinic in 2000. [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora]

Economic Activity

Agriculture covered 35,000 productive hectares (2000), most of which were irrigated. Main crops are wheat, garbanzo beans, cártamo, sorghum, watermelon, chile and melons. Agricultural production is transported to Ciudad Obregón for packing and export to the United States.

Cattle raising was carried out on a small scale and there were more than 6,000 head in 2000.

References

* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico]
* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx INEGI]

External links

* [http://www.sonora.gob.mx/portal/RunScript.asp?page=241&p=ASPPg241.asp Gobierno de Sonora]