Atil, Sonora
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Atil is a small town in Atil Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora
. The total area is 400.43 km² and the population of the municipality was 734 in 2005, of whom 699 lived in the municipal seat (2000). Neighboring municipalities are Tubutama
, Trincheras
, Oquitoa
, and Altar
.
It was founded in 1751 by the Jesuit missionary Jacobo Sedelmayer as a mission with the name of Atil. The first inhabitants were Pima Alto or Nebome Indians, who before conversion had led a nomadic or semi-nomadic life.
Atil is one of the smallest municipalities in the state. It is said that its name means
"Arrow Point", in the Pima language. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
The terrain is desert and mostly flat. Summer temperatures average 25.6°C but daytime extremes are frequently above 40°C. The winter average is 12.8°C.
There is one tarmacked road crossing the municipality linking Altar
with Tubutama
. There are several dirt roads crossing the desert.
The economy is based on agriculture with lands irrigated by the Cuautémoc Reservoir located in the north of the municipality. There is also cattle raising.
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
. The total area is 400.43 km² and the population of the municipality was 734 in 2005, of whom 699 lived in the municipal seat (2000). Neighboring municipalities are Tubutama
Tubutama
Tubutama is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the north-west of the Mexican state of Sonora. It was founded in the late 17th century by Fr. Francisco Eusebio Kino...
, Trincheras
Trincheras
Trincheras is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the north-west of the Mexican state of Sonora. It was founded in 1775 by Bernardo de Urrea. The municipal area is 3,764.26 sq. km. and the population in 2000 was 1,788...
, Oquitoa
Oquitoa
Oquitoa is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and Population:The municipal area is 636.64 km² with a population of 402 registered in 2000. Most of this population lives in the small municipal seat...
, and Altar
Altar, Sonora
Altar is small city in Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at . Surrounding municipalities are Sáric, Tubutama, Atil, Trincheras, Pitiquito, Caborca and Oquitoa. The northern boundary is with Pima County in the U.S...
.
It was founded in 1751 by the Jesuit missionary Jacobo Sedelmayer as a mission with the name of Atil. The first inhabitants were Pima Alto or Nebome Indians, who before conversion had led a nomadic or semi-nomadic life.
Atil is one of the smallest municipalities in the state. It is said that its name means
"Arrow Point", in the Pima language. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora
The terrain is desert and mostly flat. Summer temperatures average 25.6°C but daytime extremes are frequently above 40°C. The winter average is 12.8°C.
There is one tarmacked road crossing the municipality linking Altar
Altar, Sonora
Altar is small city in Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at . Surrounding municipalities are Sáric, Tubutama, Atil, Trincheras, Pitiquito, Caborca and Oquitoa. The northern boundary is with Pima County in the U.S...
with Tubutama
Tubutama
Tubutama is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the north-west of the Mexican state of Sonora. It was founded in the late 17th century by Fr. Francisco Eusebio Kino...
. There are several dirt roads crossing the desert.
The economy is based on agriculture with lands irrigated by the Cuautémoc Reservoir located in the north of the municipality. There is also cattle raising.
Sources consulted
- Gobierno de Sonora
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografia, e Informática (INEGI)
External links
- Atil, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official WebSite of Atil, Sonora)