Carbó (municipality) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico .
15-605: Carbo or accented Carbó may refer to Places [ edit ] Carbó Municipality , a municipality in Sonora, Mexico Carbó , the municipal seat of Carbó Municipality, Sonora, Mexico Enrique Carbó, Argentina , a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina Pedro Carbo Canton , a canton in Guayas Province, Ecuador Pedro Carbo ,
30-489: A road that was gravel in 2005. The settlement of Querobabi, located near Federal Highway 15 (four-lane toll), has seen an increase in population from 900 in 1980 to 3,900 in 2005 while the municipal seat, located in the hill lands has seen a decrease from over 1,000 to its present population of less than 500. [2] The land now occupied by Opodepe was once the land of the Opata Indians. The name of Opodepe comes from
45-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Carb%C3%B3 Municipality It has an area of 1962.66 square kilometers, which is 0.91 percent of the area of the state, and 0.09 percent of the national area of Mexico. The municipality is located in the west central part of the state of Sonora. It is located at 29° 41' north latitude, and 110° 57' longitude west, at an altitude of 304 meters (997 feet). It borders
60-923: The Lucchese crime family Juan José Carbó (1927–2010), Spanish cartoonist Nick DeCarbo (1910–1991), American football player Raúl Baca Carbo (1931–2014), Ecuadorian engineer and politician Toni Carbo , American information scientist Victoria Carbó (born 1963), Argentine field hockey player Willy Carbo (born 1959), Dutch football player i Carbo [ edit ] Artur Mundet i Carbó (1879-1965), Catalan businessman based in Mexico Quima Jaume i Carbó (1934–1993), Catalan Spanish poet Ramon Casas i Carbo (1866-1932), Catalan Spanish artist See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Carbo All pages with titles containing Carbo Calbo (disambiguation) Carlo (name) Topics referred to by
75-490: The Opata language, from the roots "opo", which means iron wood, "det" flat, and "pa" place, "in the plain of the ironwood". [3] In 1704, Father Kino founded the mission settlement of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Opodepe in this town. The land is divided between hills and flatland and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 596 meters. The average annual rainfall is 424.0 mm. [4] The economically active population
90-475: The United States of America. The principal problem in the public ( ejido ) sector is that it does not have adequate infrastructure. Also, it does not have access to banking credit. Ranching is an activity that has become more and more high-tech with good genetic material. The number of cattle has grown to 34,886 head, on 65 properties. The main problem is the bad roads which access these properties. In
105-478: The census count of 2005 the population had dropped to 4,644. [3] . The census of 2000 showed that 4,189 people were living in the municipal seat. [4] Agriculture occupies first place in the economy, since it generates the greatest number of jobs. The Municipality has 32 agricultural fields that are highly developed technically, on which table and juice grapes, peaches, walnuts, and various vegetables and gourds (squash and pumpkins) grow. Most crops are exported to
120-528: The following municipalities: Opodepe on the north, Rayón on the east, San Miguel de Horcasitas on the south, Hermosillo on the southeast, and Pitiquito on the northwest. See detailed map at [1] Two washes cross the municipality: one named San José del Zanjón, and the other El Pinto. Both run into the San Miguel River, which empties its waters into the Abelardo L. Rodríguez Reservoir in
135-476: The last few years, the amount of buffel grass used to seed pastures has increased by a factor of four. This has considerably increased financial production, and increased ranching activity. Industrial activity in the Municipality is almost nonexistent. There are only packers of table grapes and squash. A high priority is the creation of a maquiladora (twin plant) which could generate employment mainly for
150-401: The month of January. Most rain comes in the months from July to September, and the average annual precipitation is 294 millimeters (11.6 inches. [2] The municipality's population was 4,966 residents in the year 2000. It had an annual growth rate of 0.8 percent from 1990 to 2000, and the density of population in 2000 was 2.95 residents per square kilometer (7.64 residents per square mile). In
165-535: The municipal seat of Pedro Carbo Canton People [ edit ] In Ancient Rome [ edit ] Papirius Carbo , an ancient Roman family Gaius Papirius Carbo (consul 120 BC) ( c. 163–119 BC), Roman statesman and orator Contemporary [ edit ] Agustín Carbó , Puerto Rican energy and environmental attorney Bernie Carbo (born 1947), American Major League baseball player Chuck Carbo (1926–2008), American R&B singer Frankie Carbo (1904–1976), New York City Mafia soldier in
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#1732772656077180-471: The municipality of Hermosillo . Its territory is mostly a plain inclined upward from west to east. Of note are some hills, and the Cobriza Mountains from north to south. The municipality of Carbó has a hot, very dry climate. The maximum average monthly temperature is 30.5 °C (86.9 °F). in the month of July, and the minimum average monthly temperature is 17.4 °C (61.3 °F) in
195-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Carbo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carbo&oldid=1247786392 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
210-467: The women of the Municipality. 29°41′00″N 110°57′00″W / 29.6833°N 110.9500°W / 29.6833; -110.9500 Opodepe Opodepe is the municipal seat of Opodepe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora . The main settlement and the municipal seat had a population of 346 in 2000. [1] The municipal seat of Opodepe is connected to Mex 15 by
225-501: Was 978 inhabitants in 2000. [5] Agriculture and cattle raising are the two main economic activities. Agriculture is used as a support for the cattle industry, with the cultivation of rye grass, barley, sorghum, and alfalfa. Industrial activity is limited to the production of the nationally famous Querobabi bricks, roof tiles, and floor tiles, which are mostly exported to the United States of America . [6] This article about
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