Municipalities of Sonora


is a state in Northwestern Mexico that is divided into 72 municipalities.
Municipalities in Sonora are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors. Municipalities are responsible for public services, street lighting, public safety, traffic, supervision of slaughterhouses and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
INEGI codeMunicipalityMunicipal SeatPopulation Area
001AconchiAconchi2,756
002Agua PrietaAgua Prieta82,918
003ÁlamosÁlamos25,694
004AltarAltar9,578
005ArivechiArivechi1,163
006ArizpeArizpe2,677
007AtilAtil582
008BacadéhuachiBacadéhuachi1,083
009BacanoraBacanora802
010BaceracBacerac1,367
011BacoachiBacoachi1,554
012BácumBácum23,053
013BanámichiBanámichi1,612
014BaviácoraBaviácora3,312
015BavispeBavispe1,457
016Benito JuárezVilla Juárez21,957
017Benjamín HillBenjamín Hill5,233
018CaborcaHeroica Caborca85,631
019CajemeCiudad Obregón433,050
020CananeaCananea35,892
021CarbóCarbó4,840
022CucurpeCucurpe965
023CumpasCumpas6,109
024DivisaderosDivisaderos717
025EmpalmeEmpalme56,177
026EtchojoaEtchojoa63,216
027FronterasFronteras8,666
028GranadosGranados1,064
029GuaymasGuaymas158,046
030HermosilloHermosillo884,273
031HuachineraHuachinera1,231
032HuásabasHuásabas890
033HuatabampoHuatabampo80,524
034HuépacHuépac927
035ImurisImuris12,812
036La ColoradaLa Colorada2,076
037MagdalenaMagdalena de Kino31,180
038MazatánMazatán1,237
039MoctezumaMoctezuma4,967
040NacoNaco6,160
041Nácori ChicoNácori Chico2,019
042Nacozari de GarcíaNacozari de García13,843
043NavojoaNavojoa163,650
044NogalesNogales233,952
045OnavasOnavas468
046OpodepeOpodepe2,643
047OquitoaOquitoa372
048PitiquitoPitiquito9,514
049Puerto PeñascoPuerto Peñasco62,177
050Plutarco Elías CallesSonoyta16,931
051QuiriegoQuiriego2,839
052RayónRayón1,444
053RosarioRosario de Tesopaco5,025
054SahuaripaSahuaripa5,626
055San Felipe de JesúsSan Felipe de Jesús407
056San Ignacio Río MuertoSan Ignacio Río Muerto14,549
057San JavierSan Javier557
058San Luis Río ColoradoSan Luis Río Colorado192,739
059San Miguel de HorcasitasSan Miguel de Horcasitas9,081
060San Pedro de la CuevaSan Pedro de la Cueva1,481
061Santa AnaSanta Ana16,248
062Santa CruzSanta Cruz1,768
063SáricSáric1,567
064SoyopaSoyopa1,420
065Suaqui GrandeSuaqui Grande1,142
066TepacheTepache1,230
067TrincherasTrincheras1,577
068TubutamaTubutama1,193
069UresUres8,704
070Villa HidalgoVilla Hidalgo1,523
071Villa PesqueiraVilla Pesqueira1,181
072YécoraYécora6,012