Sonora

Sonora Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora
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State o Sonora athin Mexico
Coordinates: 29°38′46″N 110°52′08″W
Kintra	Mexico
Caipital	Hermosillo
Lairgest Ceety	Hermosillo
Municipalities	72
Admission	January 10, 1824
Order	12t
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Guillermo Padrés
• Senators	Emma Lucía Larios Gaxiola Javier Castelo Alfonso Elías Serrano
• Deputies	Federal Deputies • Manuel Acosta • Jesús Cano Vélez • Ernesto De Lucas • Rogelio Manuel Díaz • José Luis León • Onésimo Mariscales • Ernesto Pompa • María Dolores del Río • Leonardo Guillén • Marcos Pérez Esquer • Enrique Torres • Evelyn Trigueras • Samuel Moreno Terán
Area
• Total	179503 km2 (69,306 sq mi)
	Ranked 2nt
Highest elevation	2620 m (8,600 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,662,480
• Rank	18t
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Density rank	27th
Demonym(s)	Sonorense
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST )
Postal code	83–85
Aurie code	Aurie codes • 622 • 623 • 631 • 632 • 633 • 634 • 637 • 638 • 641 • 642 • 643 • 644 • 645 • 647 • 651 • 653 • 662
ISO 3166 code	MX-SON
HDI	0.858 High Ranked 5t
GDP	US$ 16,416,142.57 th
Website	Official Website
^ a. Joined tae the federation unner the name o Estado de Occidente (Wastren State) an aw recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa. ^ b. The state's GDP wis $210,126,625 thoosan o pesos in 2008, amount correspondin tae $16,416,142.57 thoosan o dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).

Sonora (Spaingie pronunciation: [soˈnoɾa]) offeecially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Sonora) is ane o the 31 states which, wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. It is dividit intae 72 municipalities; the caipital ceety is Hermosillo. Sonora is locatit in Northwast Mexico, bordered bi the states o Chihuahua tae the east, Baja California tae the northwast an Sinaloa tae the sooth. Tae the north, it shares the U.S.–Mexico border wi the states o Arizona an New Mexico, an on the wast haes a significant share o the coastline o the Gulf o Californie.

Sonora's naitural geography is dividit intae three pairts: the Sierra Madre Occidental in the east o the state; plains an rollin hills in the center; an the coast on the Gulf o Californie. It is primarily arid or semi-arid deserts an grasslands, wi anerlie the heichest elevations haein sufficient rainfaw tae support ither types o vegetation.

Sonora is hame tae aicht indigenous fowks, includin the Mayo, the Yaqui an the Seri. It haes been economically important for its agricultur, livestock (especially beef) an minin syne the colonial period, an for its status as a border state syne the Mexican–American War. Efter the Gadsden Purchase, Sorona lost mair nor a quairter o its territory. Frae the 20t century tae the present, industry, tourism an agribusiness hae dominatit the economy, attractin migration frae ither pairts o Mexico.

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