Santa Ana, Sonora
Encyclopedia
Santa Ana is a small city and municipal seat of the municipality
of the same name in the Mexican
state
of Sonora
. It is located 270 kilometers north of state capital Hermosillo
and 100 kilometers south of Nogales
on the United States
border. The area of the municipality is 1,620.65 kms2 and the population was 14,638 in 2005. The town had a 2005 census population of 10,593 inhabitants. http://www.sonora.gob.mx/portal/Runscript.asp?p=ASP\pg227.asp
The main tourist attraction in Santa Ana is the Neo-Gothic styled Church built in the 1900s to honor Our Lady of Saint Ana. Every year during the month of July, the whole town celebrates the day of their Saint with a fair and dances.
Another important economic activity is cattle raising with over 20,000 head counted in the 2000 census. Calves are exported to the United States of America.
The industrial sector is small but one maquiladora
plant alone employs around 800 workers.
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...
of the same name in the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...
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....
. It is located 270 kilometers north of state capital Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
and 100 kilometers south of Nogales
Nogales, Sonora
Heroica Nogales , more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and its surrounding municipality on the northern border of the Mexican State of Sonora. The municipality covers an area of 1,675 km², and borders to the north the city of Nogales, Arizona, United States, across the U.S.-Mexico border...
on the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
border. The area of the municipality is 1,620.65 kms2 and the population was 14,638 in 2005. The town had a 2005 census population of 10,593 inhabitants. http://www.sonora.gob.mx/portal/Runscript.asp?p=ASP\pg227.asp
History
This settlement originated when the Pimas (indigenous people in northwest Mexico) settled in the area now called Santa Ana Viejo attracted by the mission established by the Jesuits. The present town of Santa Ana was founded by Diego A. Moreno in the year 1883, when the Sonoran Railroad was being built in this area of the state. Santa Ana achieved the status of a municipality in 1935. 2008 The movie Fast and The Furious was being filmed throughout the months of June and July in Santa Ana as well as Magdalena de Kino, Sonora.The main tourist attraction in Santa Ana is the Neo-Gothic styled Church built in the 1900s to honor Our Lady of Saint Ana. Every year during the month of July, the whole town celebrates the day of their Saint with a fair and dances.
Economic activity
Agriculture is an important economic activity with the main crops being wheat, corn, vegetables, and grasses for cattle fodder.Another important economic activity is cattle raising with over 20,000 head counted in the 2000 census. Calves are exported to the United States of America.
The industrial sector is small but one maquiladora
Maquiladora
A maquiladora or maquila is a concept often referred to as an operation that involves manufacturing in a country that is not the client's and as such has an interesting duty or tariff treatment...
plant alone employs around 800 workers.
