Quiriego is a municipality in the southern part of the Mexican state of Sonora.
Municipal seat The town of Quiriego is the municipal seat of the municipality. Quiriego is located east of Ciudad Obregón and is connected by dirt road with the main Federal Highway 15 at the village of Fundición.www.maps-of-mexico.com: Sonora Map
Population The municipality's population count was 3,335 in 2005. The municipal population has been decreasing steadily since 1980 when it was 4,474.www.sonora.gob.mx: Pg218
There are 121 localities in the municipality of Quiriego, the largest of which are:
Name 2020 Census Population Quiriego 1,299 Batacosa 423 Cábora 289 Tepahui 274 Goijaquía 125 Bacusa 115 Los Bajíos (Ejido los Conejos) 91 El Tanque 87 El Puerto 51 El Frijolar 23 Total Municipality 3,090
History The name Quiriego comes from the Latin words in the liturgy of the mass "kirie" lord and "ego" I.
Located in this region are the ruins of the ancient Real de Minas y Villa de Baroyeca, which was one of the most important settlements in Sonora during the colonial period and beginning of the post-independence era.
Ruins of the former missions of Batacosa and Tepahui, founded in the eighteenth century, can also be seen.
The municipal seat, Quiriego, was originally a ranch belonging to Francisco Javier Valenzuela in the last years of the eighteenth century. Quiriego became a municipality in 1932.
Geography The municipality's area is 2,705.72 km². It is within the Sonoran Desert.
Neighboring municipalities Neighboring municipalities are Rosario to the north, Álamos to the east, Navojoa and the state of Chihuahua to the south, and Cajeme to the west.
Climate
Economy Agriculture and cattle raising are the main economic activities. Main crops are watermelon, sorghum, corn, beans, and grasses for cattle raising. There were 34,096 head of cattle in 2000. Gobierno de Sonora
See also Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert Municipalities of Sonora
References
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México INEGI
External links Sonora.gob.mx: Quiriego — ayuntamiento digital — Official website of Quiriego, Sonora (Spanish).