Cananea Municipality

Cananea
Highway sign pointing to Cananea
Highway sign pointing to Cananea
Coat of arms of Cananea
Municipality of Cananea in Sonora
Municipality of Cananea in Sonora
Cananea is located in Mexico
Cananea
Cananea
City of Cananea
Coordinates: 30°57′N 110°18′W / 30.950°N 110.300°W / 30.950; -110.300
CountryMexico
StateSonora
Municipal seatCananea
European arrival1760
Municipality created8 November 1901
Government
 • Mayor of CananeaJesus Reginaldo Moreno Garcia (PRI)
Area
 • Total4,414.1 km2 (1,704.3 sq mi)
Elevation
(average)
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total35,892 [1]
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST observed)
Postal code
84620
Area code645
DemonymCananense
Websitehttp://www.cananea.gob.mx

Cananea is a municipality in the northern portion of the Mexican state of Sonora, on the U.S. border. Its municipal seat is the city of Cananea, located at 30°58′55″N 110°18′02″W / 30.98194°N 110.30056°W / 30.98194; -110.30056.

  1. ^ "Número de habitantes. Sonora". Cuentame.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 9 July 2018.