Onavas
Encyclopedia
Onavas is a small town surrounded by its municipal area
in the southeast of the Mexican state of Sonora
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to the north, Yécora
to the east, Suaqui Grande
to the southwest, and San Javier
to the west. Onavas is crosses by the Río Yaqui, which rises in Chihuahua and flows into the Pacific Ocean
It was founded in 1622 by two Jesuit missionaries: Diego Vandersipe and Blas Paredes.
Cattle raising was carried out by sixty percent of the work force (2000) and there were 6,614 head of cattle. Sonora Turismo
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
in the southeast of the Mexican state of Sonora
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....
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Area and Population
The municipal area is 529.48 km² with a population of 479 registered in 2000. INEGI Most of this population lives in the small municipal seat. It is located at an elevation of 180 meters. The municipal population has been decreasing since 1980 when it was 586.Neighboring Municipalities
Neighboring municipalities are SoyopaSoyopa
Soyopa is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Sonora. The elevation is 350 meters. The municipal area is 846.33 km2...
to the north, Yécora
Yécora, Sonora
Yécora is a small town, and its surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora, located at Latitude = 28.3710, Longitude = -108.9269 with an elevation of 5,173 feet...
to the east, Suaqui Grande
Suaqui Grande
Suaqui Grande is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Sonora. It was founded in 1620 by the missionary Martín Burgencio.The municipal area is 889.28 km2...
to the southwest, and San Javier
San Javier, Sonora
San Javier is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora. The elevation is 650 meters. The area of the municipality is 793.27 km2. and the population was 279 in 2000...
to the west. Onavas is crosses by the Río Yaqui, which rises in Chihuahua and flows into the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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History
The name Onavas comes from the Cahita language and means salty water.It was founded in 1622 by two Jesuit missionaries: Diego Vandersipe and Blas Paredes.
Economic Activity
Agriculture covered 2,227 hectares (2000), most of which were not irrigated. Main crops are alfalfa, beans, corn and the production of fodder for the cattle industry. Sonora TurismoCattle raising was carried out by sixty percent of the work force (2000) and there were 6,614 head of cattle. Sonora Turismo