Sonora is a state in Northwestern Mexico that is divided into 72 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the eighteenth most populated state with 2,944,840 inhabitants and the 2nd largest by land area spanning 179,354.7 square kilometres (69,249.2 sq mi).
Hermosillo, capital and largest municipality by population in Sonora.
Cajeme, second largest municipality by population.
Nogales, third largest municipality by population.
Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city of which being Hermosillo, located in the center of the state. Other large cities include Ciudad Obregón, Nogales, San Luis Río Colorado, and Navojoa.
Cajemé, Yaqui resistance leader
The Cananea miners' strike 1906
Colonia Centro, calle Pierson, Nogales
Bridge over the Colorado River in Sonora