Quiriego Municipality

{{Infobox settlement |name =Quiriego |settlement_type =Municipality |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = Escudo de Quiriego Sonora.png |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map =Mapa Municipios Sonora Quiriego.png |mapsize = |map_caption = Location of the municipality in Sonora |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position =above |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Mexico |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Mexico}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Sonora |subdivision_type2 = Municipal seat |subdivision_name2 = Quiriego |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 2,705.72 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of =2005 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 3,335 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |timezone = Zona Pacífico |utc_offset = -7 |coordinates = {{coord|27|31|N|109|16|W|display=inline;title|region:MX_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Quiriego''' is a municipality in the southern part of the Mexican state of Sonora.<ref>{{cite web |title=- |url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sonora/ |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México |publisher=Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal |access-date=January 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731104257/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sonora/ |archive-date=July 31, 2012 }}</ref>

==Municipal seat== The town of Quiriego is the municipal seat of the municipality. Quiriego is located east of Ciudad Obregón and is connected by dirt road with the main Federal Highway 15 at the village of Fundición.<ref>[http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/sonora-state-mexico/sonora-state-mexico-map-d3.shtml www.maps-of-mexico.com: Sonora Map]</ref>

==Population== The municipality's population count was 3,335 in 2005. The municipal population has been decreasing steadily since 1980 when it was 4,474.<ref>[http://www.sonora.gob.mx/portal/RunScript.asp?page=218&p=ASP\Pg218.asp www.sonora.gob.mx: Pg218]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

There are 121 localities in the municipality of Quiriego, the largest of which are:

{| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#000000; color:black;" ! '''Name''' !! '''2020 Census Population''' |- | Quiriego || 1,299 |- | Batacosa || 423 |- | Cábora || 289 |- | Tepahui || 274 |- | Goijaquía || 125 |- | Bacusa || 115 |- | Los Bajíos (Ejido los Conejos) || 91 |- | El Tanque || 87 |- | El Puerto || 51 |- | El Frijolar || 23 |- style="background:#CFCFCF;" | '''Total Municipality''' || '''3,090''' |}

==History== The name Quiriego comes from the Latin words in the liturgy of the mass "kirie" lord and "ego" I.

Located in this region are the ruins of the ancient Real de Minas y Villa de Baroyeca, which was one of the most important settlements in Sonora during the colonial period and beginning of the post-independence era.

Ruins of the former missions of Batacosa and Tepahui, founded in the eighteenth century, can also be seen.

The municipal seat, Quiriego, was originally a ranch belonging to Francisco Javier Valenzuela in the last years of the eighteenth century. Quiriego became a municipality in 1932.

==Geography== The municipality's area is 2,705.72 km². It is within the Sonoran Desert.

;Neighboring municipalities Neighboring municipalities are Rosario to the north, Álamos to the east, Navojoa and the state of Chihuahua to the south, and Cajeme to the west.

===Climate === <div style="width:75%"> {{Weather box |location = Quiriego |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 78.1 |Feb high F = 82 |Mar high F = 85.5 |Apr high F = 91.6 |May high F = 95.5 |Jun high F = 102.2 |Jul high F = 98.2 |Aug high F =95.5 |Sep high F = 95.7 |Oct high F = 92.7 |Nov high F =86.4 |Dec high F = 79.9 |year high F = 90.3 |Jan low F = 45.1 |Feb low F = 45.5 |Mar low F = 48 |Apr low F = 52.5 |May low F = 59.2 |Jun low F = 69.6 |Jul low F = 74.1 |Aug low F = 73 |Sep low F = 71.2 |Oct low F = 61 |Nov low F = 50.7 |Dec low F = 44.6 |year low F = 57.9 |Jan precipitation inch = 1.2 |Feb precipitation inch =0.5 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.4 |Apr precipitation inch = 0.2 |May precipitation inch = 0.1 |Jun precipitation inch = 0.8 |Jul precipitation inch = 7.3 |Aug precipitation inch = 7.2 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.9 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.7 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.6 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.3 |year precipitation inch = 25 |source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase> {{cite web |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=762582&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Quiriego, Sonora |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 }} Retrieved on November 24, 2011. </ref> |date=November 2011 }} </div> thumb|300px|Landscape of the Municipality of Quiriego.

==Economy== Agriculture and cattle raising are the main economic activities. Main crops are watermelon, sorghum, corn, beans, and grasses for cattle raising. There were 34,096 head of cattle in 2000. [http://www.sonora.gob.mx/portal/RunScript.asp?page=218&p=ASP\Pg218.asp Gobierno de Sonora]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==References== {{reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201232501/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México] * [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx INEGI]

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120418232712/http://quiriego.sonora.gob.mx/ Sonora.gob.mx: Quiriego — ayuntamiento digital] — ''Official website of Quiriego, Sonora'' (Spanish).

Category:Municipalities of Sonora