Sonora, Mexico · North America
Bacoachi sits on the route: 45 minutes from Arizpe.
Bacoachi is a town located in Sonora, Mexico. With a population of 1,090, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Bacoachi sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Hermosillo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bacoachi to your route.
Bacoachi is a small town in Bacoachi Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. The area of the municipality is 487 square miles (1,260.65 km2) and the population (rural and urban) was 1,475 in 2020.The elevation of the municipal seat is 4,429 feet (1,350 meters) above sea level.
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southeast of Cananea and has boundaries in the north with Naco, in the east with Fronteras, in the southeast with Nacozari, in the southwest with Arizpe and in the east with Cananea. See maps at [1] or [2]
The territory was originally inhabited by the Opata Teguima Indians, who called their settlement "Cuchibaciachi". A Jesuit mission named San Miguel Bacoachi was founded here in 1648. In 1649, Captain Simón Lazo de la Vega founded a Spanish town in the same spot. The name means "the place of the water serpent" in the indigenous Opata language; there may have once been a "sanctuary" built in honor of a large water snake.
In 1784, a Spanish presidio was formed at the location, manned entirely by Opatas.
Most of the land is mountainous and is part of the Sierra de Sonora. There are still pine forests and a rich variety of fauna, including coyotes, jaguars, deer, raccoons, wild pigs, skunks, and owls, among others.
The population has been decreasing due to immigration to the United States of America.
There are few roads but the municipality is connected to the capital, Hermosillo, by the Hermosillo-Cananea highway.
Agriculture and cattle raising are the main economic activities. Most of the agriculture is involved in growing grasses for the cattle, which numbered over 25,000 head in 2000.
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Bacoachi is located in Sonora, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 30.6305 latitude, -109.9673 longitude.
Bacoachi has a population of approximately 1,090 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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