Soyopa
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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. and the population was 1,649 in 2000.
Neighboring municipalities are:
The main economic activities are cattle raising (16,000 head in 2000), agriculture (rye, sorghum, wheat), and mining.
Silver was mined here beginning in the eighteenth century and the town had its economic heyday around 1880. After that the silver mines ran out and the population declined.
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 eastern region 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....
. The elevation is 350 meters. The municipal area is 846.33 km2. and the population was 1,649 in 2000.
Neighboring municipalities are:
- Northeast: BacanoraBacanoraOther uses: the town of Bacanora, Sonora.Bacanora is an agave-derived liquor made in the Mexican state of Sonora. Its origins are pre-colonial....
- South: OnavasOnavasOnavas is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the southeast of the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and Population:The municipal area is 529.48 km² with a population of 479 registered in 2000. Most of this population lives in the small municipal seat. It is located at an elevation of...
- Southwest: San JavierSan Javier, SonoraSan 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...
- West: La ColoradaLa ColoradaLa Colorada is a small town and municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. In 2005, the population of the municipality was 1,754, with 288 living in the municipal seat. Formerly known as Minas Prietas, La Colorada became a municipality on June 28, 1934. As an important mining camp in Mexico,...
- Northwest: Villa PesqueiraVilla PesqueiraVilla Pesqueira is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the central region of the Mexican state of Sonora.It was founded in 1629 by the missionary Martín de Azpilcueta as Mátapa...
The main economic activities are cattle raising (16,000 head in 2000), agriculture (rye, sorghum, wheat), and mining.
Silver was mined here beginning in the eighteenth century and the town had its economic heyday around 1880. After that the silver mines ran out and the population declined.
External links
- Soyopa, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Soyopa, Sonora)
- The Road to Soyopa a book about exploring the back roads of Sonora