Sonoita, Sonora
| Sonoyta | |
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Border crossing between Sonoyta and Lukeville, Arizona
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 Sonoyta
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| Coordinates: 31°51′41″N 112°51′16″W / 31.86139°N 112.85444°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Sonora |
| Municipality | Plutarco Elías Calles |
| Founded | 1693 (San Marcelo de Sonoyta) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,849 |
| • Demonym | Sonoitense |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Postal code | 83570 |
| Area code(s) | 651 |
| Website | www.sonora.gob.mx/portal/ |
Sonoyta, Sonora is a town in the northern Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, facing Lukeville, Arizona, in the United States. It is the municipal seat of the municipality of Plutarco Elías Calles.
According to the 2010 census, the city had 12,849 inhabitants while the surrounding municipality had 15,652 inhabitants. There were 6,613 male inhabitants and 6,236 female. 96.1 percent of the population over five years of age are Roman Catholic, 3.0 percent are Evangelicals, and the remaining 0.9 percent belong to other religions.
The first inhabitants of this region were the Tohono O'odham, who lived in the regions of Pinacate, Quitovac, and Sonoyta. The arrival of Jesuit missionaries to this zone changed their way of life. Therefore, compact communities were formed mainly on the banks of lakes and of the river. At the foothills of a spot known as Loma Alta, sprouted water from a fountain, called by the naturals Ṣon Oidag, O'odham for "base of the water". A missionary community was founded in Sonoyta in 1693 by Father Kino. It was called Nuestra Senora de Loreto y San Marcelo de Sonoyta.
In 1836 they discovered adjoining mines. Sonoyta was dependent to the municipality of the District of Altar during periods of the 19th century. After the Revolution it belonged to the municipality of Caborca, Sonora through the Law No. 136 of July 9, 1952. Then it separated from the municipality of Caborca and belonged to the municipality of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora until August 1989, when a new municipality was created and called General Plutarco Elías Calles, as a social, political, and historic need.
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