Ímuris
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Imuris is the municipal seat of Imuris Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora.
Location
Imuris is located along Federal Highway 15 - the long highway between Nogales at the USA/Mexico border and Mexico City - and the railroad line connecting Nogales and the USA into the Mexican railroad network. It is also the intersection with the eastbound section of Federal Highway 2, which heads to the state of Chihuahua and the city of Ciudad Juárez (across the Río Grande from El Paso, Texas).
History
In 1687 the Jesuit missionaries Eusebio Francisco Kino and José Aguilar established the mission town of San José de Imuris, taking the name from the local Hímeris people.[1] The toponym of Imuris is Pima and a possible meaning is "Plateau between rivers" or "hills shaped like flint".[2]
Jesuit missionary Pedro Sandoval was stationed at Ímuris in 1690, and Franciscan missionary Pedro Font served there in 1776.[1]
Geography
The land is mountainous in the east and north and the main settlement lies at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. The average annual temperature is Script error: No such module "convert". and the average annual rainfall is Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
The region is crossed by three small rivers, which later form the Rio Magdalena.
Climate
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Economy
Agriculture, cattle raising, and industry are the main economic activities.
Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses (sorghum, alfalfa, rye grass) are grown for cattle fodder. There were 353 small land owners in 2000 cultivating a surface of Script error: No such module "convert"., and 937 ejidatarios on Script error: No such module "convert"., making a total of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
The cattle herd numbered 25,617 head in 2000, with this activity employing 638 people.[3][4]
The industrial sector is varied because there are two maquiladoras owned by international companies, as well as several small factories producing construction materials. Almost 1000 jobs are generated by the industrial sector making it the most important economic activity of the municipality. The final products of the maquiladoras are automobile belts, automobile electronic panels, transformers, plastic packaging, and smelting of aluminum.[3]
The main tourist attraction is the Iglesia de San José de Ímuris, as well as the traditional plaza, and the typical restaurants, locally known for fine quesadillas and their world class tacos.
References
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External links
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico
- INEGI
- Gobierno Municipal de Imuris
- Sonora State official site
- Ímuris, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Ímuris, Sonora)
- Article on Imuris
- San José de Ímuris
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