Why visit Sonoyta
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails and 3 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Sonoyta
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About Sonoyta
Sonoyta, Sonora, is a town in the northern Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, facing Lukeville, Arizona, in the United States. It is the municipal seat of the municipality of Plutarco Elías Calles.
From the Wikipedia article Sonoyta (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship2
San Marcelo del Xonoyday Mission
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.1 km
Replica of San Marcelo del Xonoyday Mission founded by Franciscan priest, Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1698
Shopping3
History
The first inhabitants of this region were the Tohono O'odham, who lived in the regions of Pinacate, Quitovac, and Sonoyta. The arrival of Jesuit missionaries to this zone changed their way of life. Therefore, compact communities were formed mainly on the banks of lakes and of the river. At the foothills of a spot known as Loma Alta, sprouted water from a fountain, called by the naturals Ṣon Oidag, O'odham for "base of the water".
Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino founded the mission Nuestra Senora de Loreto y San Marcelo de Sonoyta in 1699, and built its first church in 1701. Enrique Ruhen, another missionary, rebuilt the church in 1751; it was destroyed the same year in the Pima Revolt, and Ruhen was killed.
In 1836 they discovered adjoining mines. Sonoyta was dependent to the municipality of the District of Altar during periods of the 19th century. After the Revolution it belonged to the municipality of Caborca, Sonora, through the Law No. 136 of July 9, 1952. Then it separated from the municipality of Caborca and belonged to the municipality of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, until August 1989, when a new municipality was created and called General Plutarco Elías Calles, as a social, political, and historic need.
From the History section of Sonoyta on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare3
Map of Sonoyta
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mar de Cortés International Airport (PPE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.
- Pisinemo 54 km east, about 54 min by car
- Ajo 59 km north, about 59 min by car
- Puerto Peñasco 89 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Border at Sonoyta, SON, Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States, CC BY 2.0
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