Caborca is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico .
33-580: Caborca is the municipal seat of the Caborca Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora . The city has a population of 67,604, while the municipal population was 89,122 as of 2020. The Hohokam inhabited the area from roughly 300 B.C. to 1400 A.D. The municipal seat was formed in the year 1688 as Misión La Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Caborca , by the Jesuit missionary Francisco Eusebio Kino on
66-531: A cell phone. The GDP per capita of Caborca is about 11,000 US dollars. Agriculture is the most important economic activity with more than 1,000 km of planted area. The main crops are grapes, cotton, and wheat. Despite the arid climate, wells are used for irrigated crops. The cattle herd is modest, concentrating on exporting calves to the United States. In 2020, agricultural exports to the United States were 260 million dollars. The livestock that takes place in
99-407: A high concentration of gold and silver, such as San Felipe, San Francisco, El Plomito and San Carlos. The La Herradura mine is one of the main gold mines in the municipality of Caborca, it began operations in 1997, with an area of 800,000 hectares and a depth of 80 meters at sea level, during 2007 the mine produced 6.1 tons of gold, thereby occupying the second place, with 39 tons extracted throughout
132-414: A location in the Mexican state of Sonora is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Universidad de Sonora The University of Sonora ( Universidad de Sonora , abbreviated as Unison ) is a public university in the northwestern state of Sonora , Mexico that has a strong research program. The university was founded in 1942 and is considered the main cultural and educational driver in
165-411: A number of strong humanities and social science schools. There are 6 subjects accredited in the level of academic excellence for CONACYT. Admissions processes at Sonora are based on qualifications relevant to their chosen undergraduate course, admission tests given by the university, and, in some subjects, interviews between applicants and faculty members. Postgraduate admission is first decided by
198-629: Is a station for the freight train in the city and the Puerto Libertad-Sasabe-United States gas pipeline passes nearby, 11 km away from the city of Caborca is the compression station of the gas pipeline and there is an industrial park to the east of the city of Caborca. There is also great economic dynamism due to the Santa Ana-Caborca four-lane highway. Also in Caborca there is coverage of the 4G mobile network. 94% of Caborca has
231-463: Is currently, leader of the National Association of Mexican Higher Education Institutions ( ANUIES ) in northwestern Mexico . The University of Sonora has research departments and teaching schools in most academic disciplines. The university provides educational programs in the following colleges: At the postgraduate level, Unison tends to be biased towards scientific subjects, but it also has
264-634: Is home to the Caborca Cartel , allied with the Sinaloa Cartel. Municipal boundaries are with Pima County, Arizona , in the United States of America in the north, Altar in the east, Pitiquito in the southeast, Puerto Peñasco and Plutarco Elías Calles in the northwest, and the Gulf of California in the southwest. Caborca lies on Federal Highway 2 , which connects the state's capital Hermosillo with
297-724: Is linked to Caborca. The city of Caborca is the seat of most educational centers, businesses, industries, offices and regional services. Caborca Municipality The area of the municipality is 10,721.84 km , which is 5.78 percent of the state total. There are 341 localities in Caborca Municipality, the largest of which are: Other localities include: Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, 15 de Septiembre, Santa Eduwiges, Viñedo Viva, Ures, Rodolfo Campodónico, Poblado Cerro Blanco, Puerto Lobos, San Francisquito. 30°47′03″N 112°31′05″W / 30.7841°N 112.5180°W / 30.7841; -112.5180 This article about
330-466: Is rare, when it happens it can bring a sudden deluge that causes brief localized flooding. Like the U.S. state of Arizona to the north, the area has a monsoon season in late summer that brings higher humidity and frequent dust storms or rain showers. The city has 2 public hospitals, 3 private clinics and 3 public health centers. The city of Caborca has more than 25 public schools, 7 private schools and 3 universities. The universities that are in Caborca are
363-532: Is the Best in Mexico according to the opinion of consumers from other states of the country. This sector is characterized by being functional towards the activities of the primary sector. Its commercial structure is made up of 815 wholesale and retail establishments in the grocery business, pharmacies, clothing and footwear stores, wine and liquor stores, furniture stores, and hardware stores. Commerce generates 7,977 jobs, being
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#1732854655734396-692: The University of Sonora (UNISON), the Center for University Studies of New East ( CEUNO ) and a campus of the National Pedagogical University (UPN). In addition, there are ICATSON , CONALEP and COBACH campuses in the city. The seat of the municipal government lies in the city of Heroica Caborca. The governmental exercise falls to the Municipal President, a Trustee, four aldermen of relative majority and two of proportional representation and
429-585: The District of Altar (until districts were abolished by the constitution of 1917). According to data from the Population and Housing Census carried out in 2020 by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography ( INEGI ), the city has a total of 67,604 inhabitants, of which 33,463 are men and 34,141 are women. In 2020 there were 25,377 houses, but of these 20,460 houses were inhabited, of which 7,314 were under
462-488: The National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) of INEGI , it says that Caborca has more than 4,000 thousand economic units of all kinds such as agriculture, livestock, commerce, mining, construction, manufacturing, postal transport and storage, financial services, accommodation. etc.. Also some of the economic advantages are that in Caborca there are two large solar energy generating plants, there
495-727: The cabinet of the President, elected every three years. In addition, the city is the seat of the Local Electoral District III of the state of Sonora, with representation in the Congress of the State of Sonora. Caborca is also part of the I Federal Electoral District of Sonora of the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union of Mexico, based in the city of San Luis Río Colorado. According to
528-474: The charge of a woman. Of the total inhabitants, 189 people over 3 years of age (0.28% of the total) speak an indigenous language; while 606 inhabitants (0.93%) consider themselves Afro-Mexicans or Afro-descendants. 79.93% of its inhabitants belong to the Catholic religion, 9.23% are Evangelical/Protestant Christian or of some variant, 0.03% profess another religion, while 10.61% do not profess any religion. Caborca
561-518: The cities of Mexicali and Tijuana in the state of Baja California . The four-lane Hermosillo highway connects the four-lane Santa Ana-Caborca highway. Caborca has a desert climate ( Köppen climate classification BWh ) with very hot summers and mild winters. The temperatures can climb above 38 °C in May and stay there until October. Because it has a very dry climate, strong winds can bring localized dust storms as well as " dust devils ". Although rain
594-448: The city of Caborca was carried out by Domingo Quiroz y Mora in 1872. Currently one of the main avenues of the city bears his name. Caborca has a reticular or grid urban layout for the most part, which facilitates its ordering and transportation of its inhabitants. Most city blocks are 100 m x 100 m. The city covers an area of more than 25 square km and is constantly growing due to the great economic dynamism of Caborca. According to INEGI ,
627-664: The city of Caborca, an intercity bus station, urban transport, taxi services, and an airstrip for light aircraft traffic. The city has a sports infrastructure that includes the Heroes of Caborca Baseball Stadium, the Fidencio Hernández Soccer Stadium, the Municipal Basketball Gym, the Multifunctional Gym, the "Dr. Enrique García" athletics track, as well as multiple units of sports. The urban layout of
660-647: The country during the same period. There are also the Noche Buena Mine, the Centauro Deep Mine and the Santa Elena Mine, contributing in large part to Caborca's GDP and generating thousands of jobs. Mining generated several hundred million dollars in 2020. In addition to works of art such as cave paintings, hieroglyphics, rock engravings, located in the Bízani region, on the Caborca coast. Popular Festivals: In
693-519: The department or research center relating to the applicant's subject. In recent years, UNISON has made greater efforts to attract overseas students. There are five campuses. Its main campus is located in the capital of the state of Sonora, Hermosillo . UNISON intends to increase the access and mobility of its students within the Americas and the European Union area of higher education, contributing to
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#1732854655734726-515: The end of which, some 55 captured Americans were executed by firing squad, including Henry Crabb. In memory of the Crabb Massacre, the seat changed its name to Heróica Caborca in April 1948. At the start of Mexican independence, it was the seat of a parish, under the area of Guadalupe de Altar for its civil administration. It obtained the status of Municipality at the end of the 19th century, assigned to
759-620: The fight against the federal Mexican government; however, before the Crabb Expedition arrived in Sonora, Pesquiera's rebels defeated the federal troops and took over the state. Because of this, when the Crabb party arrived, Pesquiera's ordered his men to attack the Americans. Over the course of eight days, from 1 to 8 April, about 25 Americans and a reported 200 Mexicans and O'odham were killed in battle, at
792-640: The improvement of their professional skills and their access to better working opportunities in the northwestern region of the country. The university is part of the UN Regional Coordination of Activities in Basic Space Science for America, an aerospace consortium based in Vienna , Austria, and co-sponsored by the European Space Agency . Starting in the 2011 season, the university will have
825-430: The most important activity for the economy of the municipality, since it employs 43% of the employed population. The city also has two shopping centers with cinemas: Cinépolis and Cinemex , and there are also many national and international commercial chains located throughout the city as well as many franchises. The mining that is being developed has great potential on a small and medium scale, since it has regions with
858-424: The municipality is mixed, extensive and intensive. Cattle are mainly produced, and sheep and goats are produced to a lesser extent. With regard to cattle, dairy cattle and beef cattle are exploited, the first to meet internal demands and those of some neighboring municipalities. In beef cattle, the main production is calves that are exported to the United States. It is popularly known that the beef produced by Caborca
891-483: The place it now occupies. It was inhabited by Upper Pimas. The name of the municipality comes from "Kawulk", which means "hill with rocks and boulders". In April 1857, during the Reform War, a force of American colonists, captained by Henry A. Crabb, was defeated and massacred by rebel forces of Ygnacio Pesquiera and Tohono O'odham warriors. Pesquiera had initially invited the Americans to settle in northern Sonora, to help
924-514: The point called Caborca Viejo (Old Caborca). In 1790, it was established on the site that it currently occupies, on the right (east) bank of the Asunción River. The place was inhabited by Tohono O'odham. Father Kino was still the head when the mission town was completed in December 1692. The old site of the municipal seat is now known as Pueblo Viejo (Old Town). In 1790, the seat was established at
957-457: The point of beating horses over short distances. The tourist attractions are: The city of Caborca is connected to the rest of the state through the Mexico-Tijuana highway; to the north with the municipalities of San Luis Río Colorado and Puerto Peñasco, and to the south with Pitiquito, Altar, and Santa Ana. It has the four-lane highway Santa Ana-Caborca; It also has a cargo railway station in
990-519: The population of the city of Caborca is 67,604 inhabitants, the population of the municipality of Caborca is 89,122 inhabitants, the population of the municipality of Caborca including nearby municipalities such as Pitiquito and Altar is 107,736 inhabitants, the population of the entire region and area of influence of Caborca is 111,712 inhabitants including the population of the municipalities of Caborca, Pitiquito, Altar, Oquitoa, Atil, Tubutama, Saric and Trincheras. The economic life of these municipalities
1023-627: The same way, the Caborquenses commemorate the national holidays of the month of September, very much in the Sonoran style. On 20 November, the Mexican Revolution is celebrated, with a civic-sports parade. There are records of an annual celebration, held in the month of January; Among the activities of these celebrations, there were races between Papagos and mestizos, as well as Seris, Tohono O'odhams and Opatas, who were known for their great speed, to
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1056-561: The state. The university motto is "El saber de mis hijos hará mi grandeza" ("The knowledge of my children will be my greatness"). It is the largest university of Sonora with about 30,000 students (about 28,000 for undergraduate studies and 2,000 for postgraduate studies) distributed in five campuses. Dr. Enrique Velázquez Contreras started his tenure as the University Rector in June 2017 for a period of four years (renewable). Under his leadership
1089-751: The university has prepared its Strategic Initiative putting special emphasis on the Internationalization of its academic and research programs. According to the Mexican National Center for Evaluation for Higher Education (CENEVAL), Sonora has recently ranked fifth in the Mexican university ranking survey. It has six post-graduate subjects accredited in the level of academic excellence for the "Mexican Research Council in Science and Technology" (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de México, CONACYT ) . It
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