Altar is a municipality

Municipalities of Mexico State

The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...

 in Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

 in north-western Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. The municipality had a 2010 census population of 9,049 inhabitants, the vast majority of whom lived in the municipal seat of Altar

Altar, Sonora

Altar is small city in Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at . Surrounding municipalities are Sáric, Tubutama, Atil, Trincheras, Pitiquito, Caborca and Oquitoa. The northern boundary is with Pima County in the U.S...

, which had a population of 7,927 inhabitants. There are no other localities with over 1,000 inhabitants.

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Name	2010 Census Population
Altar Altar, Sonora Altar is small city in Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at . Surrounding municipalities are Sáric, Tubutama, Atil, Trincheras, Pitiquito, Caborca and Oquitoa. The northern boundary is with Pima County in the U.S...	7,927
Llano Blanco (Rancho Seco)	460
16 de Septiembre	296
Total Municipality	9,049

Adjacent municipalities and counties

• Sáric Municipality
  Sáric
  Sáric is a small town and the municipal area around it, located in the extreme north of the Mexican state of Sonora. Its northern boundary is the U.S. state of Arizona. The population of the municipality was 2,703 in 2010 living in an area of 1,676.23 square kilometers. The elevation is...
  
   - northeast
• Tubutama Municipality
  Tubutama (municipality)
  Tubutama is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico....
  
   - east
• Atil Municipality - southeast
• Oquitoa Municipality
  Oquitoa (municipality)
  Oquitoa is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico....
  
   - southeast
• Trincheras Municipality
  Trincheras (municipality)
  Trincheras is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico....
  
   - south
• Pitiquito Municipality
  Pitiquito (municipality)
  Pitiquito is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico....
  
   - southwest
• Caborca Municipality
  Caborca
  Caborca is both a municipality and a municipal seat in the Mexican state of Sonora. The area of the municipality is 10,721.84 km², which is 5.78 percent of the state total. The municipal population was 81,308 of whom 59,922 lived in the municipal seat...
  
   - west
• Pima County, Arizona
  Pima County, Arizona
  -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*74.3% White*3.5% Black*3.3% Native American*2.6% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.7% Two or more races*12.4% Other races*34.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
  
  - north