Villa Hidalgo, Sonora

Villa Hidalgo is a city, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the north-east of the Mexican state of Sonora.

Villa Hidalgo
La Angostura Dam in Villa Hidalgo
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Coordinates: 30°10′N 109°19′W
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora
Founded	1644
Government
• Mayor	Martin Alberto Durazo Durazo
Time zone	UTC-7 (Zona Pacífico)

Municipal seat

It was founded by the Jesuit missionary Marcos del Río in 1644 as (San Ignacio de) Oputo. On 1 April 1967 the State Congress ordered that it change its name from Oputo to its current name in honor of Father of the Nation Miguel Hidalgo.

Area

The municipal area is 951.17 km².

Population

The population was 1,986 inhabitants (2.05 inhab./km²) in 2000.

Economy

The main economic activities are agriculture and cattle raising.

References

• Villa Hidalgo, Sonora at GEOnet Names Server

External links

• Villa Hidalgo, Sonora (Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)