Rayón, Sonora
Encyclopedia
Rayón is a small town surrounded by its municipal area
in the center of the Mexican
state of Sonora
at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital Hermosillo
There are highway connections with Ures
(41 kilometers), Carbó
(48 kilometers), and Opodepe
(26 kilometers).
Bajos. In 1825 the name was changed to Rayón to honor General Ignacio López Rayón. In 1850 it was given the category of villa and in the middle of the nineteenth century it was a municipality belonging to the district of Ures. An important date is the beginning of the construction of the church which still is in use today.
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
in the center of the Mexican
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...
state of 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....
at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
Area and Population
The municipal area is 1,106.54 km² with a population of 1,591 registered in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx The population of the municipal seat was 1,273 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 618 meters.Neighboring Municipalities
Neighboring municipalities are:- OpodepeOpodepeOpodepe is a municipality and a municipal seat in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 2,804.25 km² with a population of 2,842 registered in 2000. The main settlement and the municipal seat had a population of 346 in 2000...
--north - AconchiAconchiAconchi is a small city and the municipality that surrounds it, located in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The population of the municipality was 2,452 in 2005 in an area of 358.74 square kilometers...
--east - UresUresUres is a small city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area:It has an area of 2,618.56 square kilometers. This is 1.41% of the total area of the state, and 0.13 percent of the national area of Mexico...
--southeast - San Miguel de HorcasitasSan Miguel de HorcasitasSan Miguel de Horcasitas is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora. San Miguel is located in the center of the state at an elevation of 518 meters. The municipal area is 1,768.45 km2. and the population was 5,626 in 2000.The settlement was...
--southwest - CarbóCarbóCarbó is a municipality and the municipal seat of the same in the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and Population:It has an area of 1962.66 square kilometers, which is 0.91 percent of the area of the state, and 0.09 percent of the national area of Mexico. The municipality's population was 4,966...
--west
There are highway connections with Ures
Ures
Ures is a small city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area:It has an area of 2,618.56 square kilometers. This is 1.41% of the total area of the state, and 0.13 percent of the national area of Mexico...
(41 kilometers), Carbó
Carbó
Carbó is a municipality and the municipal seat of the same in the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and Population:It has an area of 1962.66 square kilometers, which is 0.91 percent of the area of the state, and 0.09 percent of the national area of Mexico. The municipality's population was 4,966...
(48 kilometers), and Opodepe
Opodepe
Opodepe is a municipality and a municipal seat in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 2,804.25 km² with a population of 2,842 registered in 2000. The main settlement and the municipal seat had a population of 346 in 2000...
(26 kilometers).
History
Rayón was founded in 1638, by the Jesuit missionary Pedro Pantoja, who gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacameri; the area had been inhabited by the PimaPima
The Pima are a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona. The long name, "Akimel O'odham", means "river people". They are closely related to the Tohono O'odham and the Hia C-ed O'odham...
Bajos. In 1825 the name was changed to Rayón to honor General Ignacio López Rayón. In 1850 it was given the category of villa and in the middle of the nineteenth century it was a municipality belonging to the district of Ures. An important date is the beginning of the construction of the church which still is in use today.
Health and education
There were 7 schools and one doctor in 2000. Gobierno de SonoraEconomic Activity
The main economic activity is cattle raising. In 2000 the census counted over 18,000 head of cattle. It is served by Licenciado Luis Alejandro Grijalva Robles International Airport.External links
- Rayón, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Rayón, Sonora)