Official Name: | Suaqui Grande |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Sonora |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Suaqui Grande |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Antonio Salgado |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1620 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Municipality |
Population Blank2 Title: | Demonym |
Timezone: | Pacific (US Mountain) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | No DST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Suaqui Grande is a town in Suaqui Grande Municipality, in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Sonora. It was founded in 1620 by the Jesuit missionary Martín Burgencio as San Ignacio de Suaqui.[1]
The main economic activities are cattle raising, growing of grass for cattle feed and subsistence agriculture.