Oquitoa

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Oquitoa is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora.

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[edit] Area and Population

The municipal area is 636.64 km² with a population of 402 registered in 2000. [1] Most of this population lives in the small municipal seat. It is located at an elevation of 579 meters.

[edit] Neighboring Municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Atil to the northeast; Trincheras to the southeast, and Altar to the west.

[edit] History

It was founded in 1689 by the Jesuit missionary: Eusebio Kino. The name means "white woman" in the Pima language.

[edit] Health and Education

There were only two primary schools and one doctor in a small health clinic in 2000. [2]

[edit] Economic Activity

Agriculture covered 901 hectares (2000), most of which were not irrigated. Main crops are alfalfa, beans, corn and the production of fodder for the cattle industry. [3]

Cattle raising was carried out by most of the work force (2000).

[edit] Tourist Sights

Of touristic importance is the San Antonio Paduano del Oquitoa mission, the only still-used church in the region of Jesuit (pre-1767) construction. This simple adobe hall church stands atop a small hill in the midst of the village cemetery. [4]

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Coordinates: 30°44′N, 111°44′W