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.svg/250px-Sonora_in_Mexico_(location_map_scheme).svg.png) Location of Sonora in Mexico | |
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| Capital | Hermosillo |
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| surface | 179.355 km² |
| population | 2.9 million |
| Time zone | Mountain Time (UTC -7 (CET-8); no daylight saving time |
Sonora is a mexican State in the northwest of the country. It borders the to the north US- federal states Arizona and New Mexico. In the east it borders Sonora Chihuahua, in the south Sinaloa, to the west to the Gulf of California and to the northwest Baja California.
The second largest state in terms of area, Sonora is only sparsely populated due to its dry climate and extensive desert areas.
Regions
Sonora can be naturally divided into three areas. In the west is an approximately 100 km wide coastal strip, it is relatively flat and has numerous, often hardly developed, sandy beaches. Inland follows a hilly terrain that merges to the east into the mountainous Sierra Madre.
places
- 1 Hermosillo
- Capital and most populous city of the state. Almost every third inhabitant of Sonora lives here. - 2 Agua Prieta
- - 3 Álamos - Historical mining town with colonial charm, therefore to the Pueblos Mágicos expected
- 4 Bahía de Cinema -
- 5 Magdalena de Kino - Small town with colonial and missionary charm, also to the Pueblos Mágicos counted.
- 6 Banámichi -
- 7 Ciudad Obregón second largest city, located in the south of the state
- 8 Desemboque
- 9 Guaymas -
- 10 Nogales - border town too Arizona
- 11 Puerto Peñasco -
- 12 San Luis Rio Colorado -
Other goals
background
language
getting there
By plane
The only commercial airport in the country is 1 Hermosillo Airport
(IATA: HMO) with numerous connections within Mexico and occasional flights to the USA.
By train
like almost everywhere in Mexico, nothing works.
In the street
By bus
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
As in many parts of Mexico, the security situation in Sonore is critical. This applies above all to the border area with the USA, to which smuggling routes for drugs, but also for migrants, lead. These are fiercely contested between rival gangs who in fact have power. Shootings are the order of the day. The Federal Foreign Office advises against stays in the border area with the USA that go beyond pure border crossing.
climate
literature
Web links
http://www.sonora.gob.mx/ - Sonora Official Website
