Naco | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Border crossing at Naco | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Naco Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′37″N 109°56′52″W / 31.32694°N 109.94778°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Municipal Status | 1937 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 651.8 km2 (251.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 1,408 m (4,619 ft) |
| Population (2010) Municipality | |
| • Total | 6,401 |
| • Seat | 6,064 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
| Area code | 633 |
| Website | (in Spanish) /Official site |
Naco is a Mexican town in Naco Municipality located in the northeast part of Sonora state on the border with the United States. It is directly across from the unincorporated town of Naco, Arizona.[1] The name Naco comes from the Opata language and means prickly pear cactus.[1][2] The town saw fighting during the Mexican Revolution and during a rebellion led by General José Gonzalo Escobar in 1929. During the second conflict, an American pilot by the name of Patrick Murphy volunteered to bomb federal forces for the rebels, but mistakenly bombed Naco, Arizona, instead.[3] Today, the town has been strongly affected by the smuggling of drugs, people and weapons across the international border.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Naco, Sonora Pueblos de Sonora" [Naco, Sonora Towns of Sonora] (in Spanish). Mexico: Government of Sonora. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Sonora Naco" (in Spanish). Mexico: INAFED. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "U.S.-Mexico Border". National Geographic. May 2007. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008.
- ^ Flores, Nancy (May 2007). "Narcotráfico en Sonora" [Drugtrafficing in Sonora]. Revista Contralínea (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ Gonzalez Velazquez, Eduardo (February 25, 2008). "Naco, punto de confluencia de coyotes en busca de migrantes, a quienes extorsionan una y otra vez" [Naco, gathering point of coyotes looking for migrants, who they extort again and again]. La Jornada de Jalisco (in Spanish). Guadalajara, Mexico. Retrieved December 17, 2009.