Northwestern Mexico

Northwestern Mexico

Location within Mexico
Country  Mexico
Government
 • Governor of Baja California Francisco Vega de Lamadrid( PAN)
 • Governor of Baja California Sur Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor ( PAN)
 • Governor of Sonora Claudia Pavlovich ( PRI)
 • Governor of Chihuahua César Duarte Jáquez ( PRI)
 • Governor of Durango Jorge Herrera ( PRI)
Area
 • Total 753,154 km2 (290,794 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 12,364,254
 • Density 16.4/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone PST to CST
 • Summer (DST) PDT to CDT (UTC)

Northwestern Mexico (Spanish: Noroeste de México) is a region of Mexico (the United Mexican States) formed by the states of Durango, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California and Baja California Sur.[1] The region is a mountainous area with large desert areas and stunning natural formations like Copper Canyon, Sierra Madre Occidental and Pinacate Peaks; vast deserts such as Gran Desierto de Altar and El Vizcaíno Desert; and it also includes the Gulf of California and the Baja California Peninsula that includes numerous large and small islands like Guadalupe Island, Cedros Island, Tiburón Island and Archangel Island.

Description

Northwestern Mexico is a region with a high HDI.[2] Bordered on the north by the United States, south and west with the Pacific Ocean and the states of Nayarit,[3] and east with the states of Coahuila and Zacatecas.

States

State Official Name

Estado Libre y Soberano de:

 Flag Capital Largest city Area[4] Population (2009)[5] Order of Admission
to Federation		 Date of Admission
to Federation
Baja California Baja California Mexicali Tijuana 71,446 km2 (27,585 sq mi) 3,122,408 29 16-01-1952[6]
Baja California Sur Baja California Sur La Paz La Paz 73,922 km2 (28,541 sq mi) 558,425 30 08-10-1974[7]
Chihuahua Chihuahua Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez 247,455 km2 (95,543 sq mi) 3,376,062 18 06-07-1824[8]
Durango Durango Victoria de Durango Victoria de Durango 123,451 km2 (47,665 sq mi) 1,547,597 17 22-05-1824[8]
Sinaloa Sinaloa Culiacán Rosales Culiacán Rosales 57,377 km2 (22,153 sq mi) 2,650,499 20 14-10-1830[9]
Sonora Sonora Hermosillo Hermosillo 179,503 km2 (69,306 sq mi) 2,499,263 12 10-01-1824[8]

Major cities

Major cities of Baja California
Mexicali Tijuana Ensenada Tecate
Major cities of Baja California Sur
La Paz Los Cabos Loreto Comondú
Major cities of Durango
Victoria de Durango Gómez Palacio Mapimí
Major cities of Sinaloa
Culiacán Mazatlán Los Mochis Guasave

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Etnografia del Noroeste de México." (PDF). Universidad Autonoma Indigena de México. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, México.". PNUD. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ "México es un país localizado en América del Norte." (PDF). Rotary International. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ "INEGI".
  5. ↑ CONAPO
  6. ↑ "Transformación Política de Territorio Norte de la Baja California a Estado 29".
  7. ↑ "Secretaria de Educación Publica".
  8. 1 2 3 "La Diputación Provincial y El Federalismo Mexicano".
  9. ↑ "500 años de México en documentos".


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