Sonora
Sonora is a desert state in Northern Mexico. While it is not near the top of most people's travel plans, it is not without charm. Sonora has an elevation of 592 meters.Map | Satellite | Directions |
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Hermosillo
Hermosillo is the capital city of Sonora, Mexico. Hermosillo is one of the largest cities in Mexico, with a population of around 850,000 people.Nogales
Heroica Nogales is a city of 185,000 people in Sonora on the United States-Mexico border.Puerto Peñasco
Puerto Peñasco is a beach city in the northwestern corner of the state of Sonora in Mexico on the shores of the Sea of Cortez, about 112 km south of the border with Arizona.Bahía de Kino
Bahia de Kino is on the Sea of Cortez about 100 km from Hermosillo in the state of Sonora, Mexico.Destinations
Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregón is a city in Sonora, Mexico. Ciudad Obregon is the agricultural capital and the second largest city in the state of Sonora, with a population of around 450,000 people.Guaymas
Guaymas is a city in Sonora, Mexico. Guaymas sprawls over several towns in between rocky outcroppings -- among them Guaymas, San Carlos, San Jose de Guaymas and Empalme.Isla Tiburon
Isla Tiburón is in the Sea of Cortez offshore of the state of Sonora in Mexico.Banámichi
Banamichi is one of several small pueblos on the Rio Sonora in Mexico, founded in 1639.Sonora
- Location: Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
- Population: 2,850,000
- Abbreviation: SON
- Latitude of center: 29.6667° or 29° 40' north
- Longitude of center: -110.5° or 110° 30' west
- Elevation: 592 meters (1942 feet)
- Neighbors: Arizona, Baja California, Chihuahua and New Mexico
- GeoNames ID: 3982846
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- Japanese: ソノラ州
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