Pitiquito Municipality Explained

Pitiquito Municipality
Image Blank Emblem:File:Escudo de Pitiquito Sonora.png
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Sonora
Subdivision Type2:Municipal Seat
Subdivision Name2:Pitiquito
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Janeth Mazón García
Established Title:Created
Established Date:1914
Area Total Km2:11979.96
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:9468
Population Density Km2:0.79
Timezone:Mountain Standard Time
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:No DST
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:30.6772°N -112.055°W
Elevation Footnotes:(Median)
Elevation M:517

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

Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Altar to the northwest, Hermosillo to the south, Trincheras to the east, and Caborca and the Gulf of California to the west. The town of Pitiquito is located in the north of the municipality on Federal Highway 2.

Localities

There are 328 localities, the largest of which are:

Locality Population
Total Municipality 9,468
5,410
2,782
287
201
176

Notes and References

  1. Web site: -. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. January 4, 2010.