Cucurpe Municipality Explained

Cucurpe
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Sonora
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Area Total Km2:1778.55
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:798
Timezone:Mountain Standard Time
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:No DST
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:30.3333°N -153°W

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

Area and Population

The total area of the municipality is 1,778.55 square kilometers, which represents 0.96% of the state total and 0.09% of the national total. The population of the municipality was 937 inhabitants in the 2000 census and 798 inhabitants in the 2005 second count.[2] The population of the municipal seat was 487 in 2000.[3] [4] The negative population growth is due to the high migration from this municipality, the deficient educational infrastructure, and the lack of sources of work.

Municipal boundaries

The municipality has boundaries with Imuris in the north, Arizpe in the east, Opodepe in the south, Santa Ana in the west, Magdalena de Kino in the northwest.

Links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: - . https://archive.today/20120731104257/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sonora/ . dead. July 31, 2012 . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . January 4, 2010 .
  2. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sonora/municipios/26022a.htm Cucurpe
  3. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/lib/buscador/busqueda.aspx INEGI
  4. http://galileo.inegi.gob.mx/website/mexico/viewer.htm?bsqTable=77&bsqField=CVEMUN&bsqStr=26022&TName=MGM&seccionB=mdm Map with Marco geoestadístico municipal