Rosario de Tesopaco is a small town surrounded by its municipal area

Municipalities of Mexico

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 in the southeast of the Mexican

Mexico

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 state of Sonora

Sonora

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Area and Population

The municipal area is 3,301.90 km² with a population of 5,432 registered in 2000. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx The population of the municipal seat was 2,649 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 450 meters.

Neighboring Municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are:

• State of Chihuahuaand Yécora
  Yécora, Sonora
  Yécora is a small town, and its surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora, located at Latitude = 28.3710, Longitude = -108.9269 with an elevation of 5,173 feet...
  
  --northeast
• Aconchi
  Aconchi
  Aconchi 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
• Álamos
  Álamos
  The town and municipality of Álamos in the Mexican state of Sonora was founded in the late 17th century following discoveries of silver in the region. It was named by the conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, and became the capital of the surrounding region...
  
  --southeast
• Quiriego
  Quiriego
  Quiriego is a small town and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Sonora.-Area and population:The municipal area is 2,705.72 km². The municipal population counted in 2005 was 3,335. The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 994 in 2000. The municipal...
  
  --south
• Cajeme
  Cajeme
  Cajeme is one of the municipalities of the northwestern state of Sonora, Mexico. Its capital is Ciudad Obregón. It is named after Cajemé, a Yaqui leader...
  
  --west

History

The municipal seat was originally a cattle ranch called San Salvador Tesopaco. In 1622 the Jesuit missionary Diego Vandersipe founded the settlements of Santa Ana de Moras and San Joaquín de Nuri, which were seats of their respective municipalities belonging to the larger municipality of Rosario. In 1866 in the village of Movas there was a skirmish between the liberal troops of Coronel Asunción Correa and an Imperialist group commanded by Joaquín Monge; the liberals won. In 1879 it acquired the category of municipality and annexed the former municipalities of Movas and Nuri.

Health and education

There were 23 schools and a small health clinic in 2000. Enciclopedia de los Municipios

Economic Activity

The main economic activity is cattle raising. In 2000 the census counted over 35,000 head of cattle.