Nácori Chico

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Nácori Chico is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the east of the Mexican state of Sonora.

1 Area and Population
2 Neighboring municipalities
3 Geography
4 History
5 Economic activity
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Area and Population

The municipal area is 2,748.67 km² (1,061.27 mi²) with a population of 2,236 registered in 2000. [1] The municipal seat had a population of 999 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 900 meters.

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are: Huachinera to the north, Sahuaripa to the south, Bacadéhuachi to the west, and the state of Chihuahua to the east. Nácori Chico is connected by a dirt road to Bacadéhuachi

[edit] Geography

The land is mountainous and is part of the spurs of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. There are only small streams which are tributaries of the Rio Yaqui.

[edit] History

The region now occupied by the municipality was once the land of the Opata people. The name of Nácori comes from the Opata language and means place of the nopal cactus.

It was founded in 1665 by the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García with the name of Nuestra Señora de Nácori Chico; it became a municipality in its own right in 1934.

[edit] Economic activity

The main economic activities are agriculture, cattle raising, and forestry. The main crops are corn, beans and grasses for cattle fodder. There were 33,000 head of cattle in 2000.

Nácori Chico is also famous in Sonora for its palm hats. See [2]