Cananea

Cananea
Heroica Ciudad de Cananea
View of Cananea
View of Cananea
Coat of arms of Cananea
Nickname: 
Ciudad del Cobre (Copper City)
Municipality of Cananea in Sonora
Municipality of Cananea in Sonora
Cananea is located in Mexico
Cananea
Cananea
City of Cananea
Coordinates: 30°58′55″N 110°18′02″W / 30.98194°N 110.30056°W / 30.98194; -110.30056
CountryMexico
StateSonora
MunicipalityCananea
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager Government
 • Mayor of CananeaEduardo Quiroga Jiménez Independent-Nonpartisan
Elevation
1,620 m (5,310 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total31,560
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST observed)
Postal code
84620 - 84635
Area code645
DemonymCananense
Websitewww.cananea.gob.mx

Cananea is a city in the Mexican state of Sonora, Northwestern Mexico. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cananea, in the vicinity of the U.S−Mexico border.

The population of the city was 31,560 as recorded by the 2010 census. The population of the municipality, which includes rural areas, was 32,936. The total area of the municipality is approximately 4,100 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi).