Destinations In Sonora, Agua Prieta

Agua Prieta Sonora Destinations is located northeast of Sonora and is considered newly created compared to other municipalities in the state of Sonora. In the northern portion adjacent to Douglas, in the State of Arizona to the east with the State of Chihuahua to the south and Border Municipalities Nacozari, west to the town of Naco and is a Mil 250 meters above sea level Tues Incredible Offers

EconomíaEsta city has become one of the most important development areas of our organization that allows for hundreds of jobs whose installation is steadily increasing.

Agriculture makes up an area of ​​2.797 hectares, which in their totality are irrigated. Agricultural surface exploited 1.240 hectares are ejido 1.557 hectares are settlers and smallholders. To irrigate the surface with 60 deep wells. The main crops are maize, beans, wheat and fodder. This activity takes place in the municipality in a complementary and supportive to cattle.

Livestock is an important primary activity in this municipality and the town of Agua Prieta is both a center of regional producer services. Among the most important services offered by quarantine station is built with the participation of the State Government to support the livestock export the mountainous region of the state. Industry's main activity is the maquiladora industry, with 33 facilities employing 8.075 people whose spins are: clothing, wooden furniture, electronics, materials and equipment for hospitals, sports, computer components, radio communication and TV, among others. They have two industrial parks that together cover over 34 acres with all services.

Records origins of the town of Agua Prieta, dates from the late eighteenth century, during the construction of railroads that brought Douglas, Arizona, with the minerals Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora. The territory now occupied by the municipality, was inhabited by Chiricahua Apaches.

Its name comes from the Opata word Bachicuy, which in Castilian means Agua Prieta, thanks to its proximity to the lake of the same name.

The first settlers were people who used to work in the mining company Phelps Dodge Copper Co. and had its smelter in Douglas, Arizona.

Cradle written glorious pages of the social struggle, with significant importance in our country and the Mexican Revolution. It fought for their ideals? Alvaro Obregón, Francisco Villa, Venustiano Carranza, Lazaro Cardenas and Plutarco Elias Calles, the latter previously was a teacher and curator of the place.

In 1923 he signed the Plan of Agua Prieta, in which their signatures the most important figures of the revolutionary period and are ancestors of the longest established family in Sonora.