Arizpe (municipality) | |
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 Western Sierra Madre Mountains, Arizpe Sonora | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
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| • Municipal president | Alma Isela Medina Maldonado Morena  |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
Arizpe (municipality) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico.[1] The Municipality of Arizpe is one of the 72 municipalities of the state of Sonora, located in the north-central region of the state in the Sierra Madre Occidental area. It has 72 localities within the municipality, its municipal seat and the most populated locality is the homonymous town of Arizpe, while other important ones are: Sinoquipe, Bacanuchi and Chinapa. It was named for the first time as a municipality in 1813 and according to the 14th Population and Housing Census carried out in 2020 by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) the municipality has a total population of 2,788 inhabitants. This municipality has an area of 1,186.56 square miles (3,073.17 km2). Its Gross Domestic Product per capita is USD 11,012, and its Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.8292.
 | This article appears to contradict the article Arizpe. (February 2023) |
Like most of the municipalities of Sonora, the name was given by that of its municipal seat. The region was inhabited by the Opata people. The name Arizpe is derived from the roots of the Opata language Arit, "brave ant" and Pa, "in"; that is, "Place of brave ants or red ants".
- ^ "ESTADO DE SONORA". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2010.