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Sonora is one of the thirty-one states that, together with Mexico City, make up the United Mexican States. Its capital and most populated city is Hermosillo. It is located in the northwest region of the country, bounded on the north by Arizona, east by Chihuahua, south by Sinaloa and west by the Sea of ​​Cortés or the Gulf of California. With 179 503 km² it is the second most extensive state -behind Chihuahua- and with 14.83 inhabitants / km², the fifth least densely populated, behind Campeche, Chihuahua, Durango and Baja California Sur. It was founded on January 10,1824.

The territory is made up of four physiographic provinces: the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Sierras and Valleys Parallel in the center, the desert and the coast of the Gulf of California. It is mainly composed of semi-arid deserts and meadows, where only at higher elevations there is enough rain to sustain other types of vegetation. It is home to eight indigenous peoples, including Mayos, Yaquis and Seris. It has been economically important for its agriculture, its livestock and mining since the colonial period, and for its status as a border state since the US intervention in Mexico. After the sale of La Mesilla, Sonora lost more than a quarter of its territory. From the 20th century to the present, industry, tourism and agribusiness have dominated the economy, which has attracted migration from other parts of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities. Its capital is Hermosillo.

Other important localities are Ciudad Obregon, Navojoa, Caborca, Guaymas, Puerto Peñasco, Nogales, Agua Prieta, San Luis Colorado River, Nacozari de García and Cananea.