Navojoa is the third-largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of Sonora, 608 kilometers (360 miles) south of the state's border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the administrative seat of a large municipality, located in the Mayo Valley. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... Latitude,usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda),[1][2] describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... In metaphysics, extension is the property of taking up space; see Extension (metaphysics). ... ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal republic made up of 31 states (estados) and one Federal District, (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ... The international border between Mexico and the United States runs a total of 3,141 km (1,951 miles) from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ...

History

The city name derives from the native Mayo language meaning "Cactus House" ("Navo"= Cactus, "Jova"= House). The valley has been continuously inhabited since pre-Hispanic times by the Indian Mayo tribe. Mayo is an Uto-Aztecan language. ... Genera See Taxonomy of the Cactaceae A cactus (plural cacti, cactuses or cactus) is any member of the succulent plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. ...

In September 1536, Diego de Guzmán, was the first known European (Spaniard) to reach the valley and the first Jesuit missionaries started settling in the region in 1614. Today, several geoglyphs from the ancient Mayo tribe can be found along the Mayo River. Year 1536 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ...

Due to the city's distant location from Mexico City, the difficult times of Mexico's independence in the early 1800s were largely absent from the region. However, the city played an important part in the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Navojoa is the birthplace of Mexican Revolutionary Álvaro Obregón. Álvaro Obregón became president of Mexico after the revolt and initiated an agricultural revolution in the Mayo/Yaqui Valley, introducing modern agricultural techniques and making this valley one of the most prosperous agricultural regions in Mexico. Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... A graphical timeline is available here: Timeline of the Mexican Revolution Many portions of this article are translations of excerpts from the article Revolución Mexicana in the Spanish Wikipedia. ... General Álvaro Obregón Salido (February 19, 1880 – July 17, 1928) was President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. ... The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... The Green Revolution is a term used to describe the transformation of agriculture in many developing nations that led to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s. ...

Demographics

Navojoa is the third-largest city in Sonora (after state capital Hermosillo and nearby Ciudad Obregón) with a population of 144,598. Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ... Hermosillo is the capital of the state of Sonora, México. ... Central Plaza and Catedral del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús on Hidalgo Avenue Ciudad Obregón (locally known as Obregón) is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated 576 km south of the states border with the U.S. state...

Economy

Navojoa is part of the vast economic center known as the Mayo Valley, which together with Ciudad Obregón and the Yaqui Valley, form one of the most productive agricultural regions in Mexico.

Although agriculture remains the main source of income, the Navojoa region is increasingly dependent on industrial foreign investment and aquaculture (especially shrimp farming). Workers harvest catfish from the Delta Pride Catfish farms in Mississippi Aquaculture is the cultivation of the natural produce of water (fish, shellfish, algae and other aquatic organisms). ... Shrimp growout pond on a farm in South Korea. ...

There are two large pork producer companies [1] [2] that export mainly to USA, Germany and Japan, and one brewery of group FEMSA are among the main industries in Navojoa. Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A. is a company based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. ...

Geographically speaking, the city gains importance in its diversity with its coastal, desert, and southwest mountainous areas and its close proximity to the United States and the neighboring state of Sinaloa. Navojoa is 64 kilometers (40 miles) south of Ciudad Obregón connected primarily by a toll highway (Interstate 15) that crosses the state of Sonora until it reaches the Arizona border. Central Plaza and Catedral del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús on Hidalgo Avenue Ciudad Obregón (locally known as Obregón) is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated 576 km south of the states border with the U.S. state... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ...

Transportation

Ciudad Obregón International Airport is the nearest commercial airport, 48 kilometers (30 miles) north of Navojoa. It receives flights from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Durango, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Loreto, Los Mochis, Los Cabos, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, and, internationally, from Los Angeles, Tucson, Phoenix and Houston in the United States. Ciudad Obregón International Airport (IATA: CEN, ICAO: MMCN) is an international airport located in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. ... Ciudad Juárez, or simply Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua with an estimated population of 1,512,354 as of 2005. ... Nickname: Motto: Bravery, Loyalty, Hospitality Coordinates: Country Mexico State Chihuahua Foundation October 12th, 1709 Government  - Mayor Juan Blanco Zaldívar Elevation 1,415 m (4,642. ... The city of Durango (formally: Victoria de Durango) is the capital of the state of Durango, Mexico, located at . ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Mexico State Jalisco Foundation 1542 Government  - Mayor Alfonso Petersen Farah ( PAN) Area  - City 187. ... Hermosillo is the capital of the state of Sonora, México. ... The Bay of La Paz, as seen from the International Space Station La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur, Mexico, is a small city on the shores of the Gulf of California. ... Loreto (or Conchó) was the first Spanish town on the Baja California Peninsula, the capital of Las Californias from 1697–1777, and the current seat of the Loreto municipality in Baja California Sur. ... Location of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico State Sinaloa Municipality Ahome Founded in 1893 Founded by Benjamin F. Jonhston Government  - Mayor Policarpo Infante Fierro PRI Elevation 10 m (32. ... Los Cabos is a municipality located at the tip of Baja California, Mexico. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico State Nuevo León Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 572 km²  (220. ... Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican resort city situated on the Pacific Oceans Bahía de Banderas. ... Tijuana (Spanish [tixwana], English usually [ËŒtiːəˈwÉ‘nÉ™]), is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... A city street near downtown Tucson, Arizona. ... Phoenix is the capital, largest city and largest metropolitan area in the state of Arizona, United States. ... Houston redirects here. ...

Navojoa also has a local airport next to the industrial sector, which is suitable for lighter, private planes. It is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) south of the city center.

Education

The following institutions of higher education are based in Navojoa:

• Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON)
• Centro de Estudios Superiores del Estado de Sonora (CESUES)
• Universidad de Sonora - Unidad Navojoa
• Universidad de Navojoa - Affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church; also known as Colegio del Pacifico
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) - Campus Obregón/Unidad Navojoa
• Atelier Sonorense

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Tourism

The city is only minutes away from the Gulf of California and offers a variety of mostly virgin sand beaches. The surrounding outdoors are also a popular spot for Americans looking to hunt duck, dove and deer. [3]

The Adolfo Ruiz Cortines dam serves as a usual fishing spot and it is also responsible for irrigating the valley via the Mayo River, which some people visit for kayaking, geoglyph-viewing and other leisure activities. The Mayo River is located in Sonora, Mexico. ...

Navojoa also acts as a hub for anyone visiting the colonial town of Álamos, which is 48 kilometers (30 miles) inland toward the mountains of the Sierra Madre. Architecture of Álamos The town of Álamos in the state of Sonora, Mexico, was founded in the late 17th century following discoveries of copper mines in the region. ...

Information about the Municipality of Navojoa

The municipality has boundaries with Cajeme and Quiriego in the north, with Álamos in the east, with Huatabampo in the southwest and with Etchojoa in the west. Other towns, besides the municipal seat, are San Ignacio Cohuirimpo, Guadalupe, Guayparin, Tetanchopo, Santa María del Bauraje, Agiabampo, Masiaca, Bacabachi, and Pueblo Viejo. Cajem (Yaqui for he who does not drink), born Jos Maria Leyva was a Yaqui leader who lived in the Mexican state of Sonora in the late 1800s. ... Quiriego is a small town and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. ... Architecture of Álamos The town of Álamos in the state of Sonora, Mexico, was founded in the late 17th century following discoveries of copper mines in the region. ... Huatabampo (pronounced wah-tah-BAHM-po) is a city (1990 population 26,037) in Sonora, northwestern Mexico. ... Etchojoa is a municipality and a municipal seat in the southwest of the Mexican state of Sonora. ...

The region lies in the valley of the Mayo River, which crosses it from the northeast to the southwest. The Mayo River is located in Sonora, Mexico. ...

Communication in the municipality is carried out by highway, railway, and airplane. Highway Mex 15 crosses the region from the northeast to the southeast. There is also an extensive network of tarmacked roads, connecting the municipal seat with the agricultural communities in the Mayo valley. The railway runs parallel to the national highway crossing the region. There is a regional airport in the municipal seat.

One quarter of the municipality (116,000 hectares) is occupied by irrigated agricultural lands, growing wheat, corn, soybeans, and garden vegetables.

There is also large production of swine and poultry. Navojoa produces almost half of the state production in these areas. The cattle herd had over 30,000 head according to the 2000 census. [4]

Industry is modest, although there are two beer factories and a cardboard packing factory.

Sister Cities

• Santa Fe Springs, California, USA

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Sports

The city of Navojoa has its own baseball team called Mayos de Navojoa which is a member of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Logo of the team The Mayos de Navojoa is a Mexican baseball team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (Mexican Pacific League). They have been champions of the league twice. ... The Mexican Pacific league (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico) is a developmental Baseball league playing in the winter months in northwestern Mexico. ...

Well-known native baseball players:

• Gabriel "Gabe" Alvarez, player for the Detroit Tigers.
• Luis Alfonso "Cochito" Cruz, San Diego Padres.
• Francisco "Paquín" Estrada, former player for the New York Mets.
• Alfonso "Houston" Jiménez, Cleveland Indians.
• Isidro Márquez, Chicago White Sox.
• Fernando Valenzuela, LA Dodgers.

Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Francisco Paquin Estrada is the current manager of the Saltillo Sarape Makers and also the manager of the Mexican Baseball Team. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Other nicknames The Amazin Mets, The Amazins, The Metropolitans Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league titles World Series titles... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present) Cleveland Stadium (1932-1993)* a. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ...

Other Famous Natives

• Rubén Aguilar Valenzuela, President Vicente Fox spokesman.
• Javier Alatorre, journalist and anchor for Hechos, a news show for TV Azteca.
• Luis Ramón "Yori Boy" Campas, boxer, former IBF world Jr. Middleweight champion.
• Beatriz Adriana, Folk music singer
• Arturo Chacón Cruz, Tenor
• Rafael Moreno, Catholic Singer
• Rodolfo Coronel, Popular Folk music Singer
• Juan Manuel González Flores, vice-president of the International University Sports Federation.
• Álvaro Obregón, President of Mexico 1920-1924.
• Valentín Elizalde, Folk singer recently murdered

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References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Sonora Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Navojoa Official website
• (Spanish) Portal de Navojoa Navoyork.com
• Sonora Turismo Secretariat of Tourism of Sonora
• (Spanish) Mayos de Navojoa baseball team, members of the Mexican Pacific League.
• Satellite view on Google Maps