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Pitiquito
Pitiquito is a small town in Pitiquito Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora.
The municipal area is 11,979.96 km² which makes up 6.46% of the state total. The municipal population counted in 2000 was 9,160. [1] The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 4,862 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 305 meters.
In this region the climate is hot and dry with rainfall between 75 and 200 mm a year. Between December and February nighttime temperatures can drop to 8.5 °C below zero while from June to August they can reach 49.5 °C. [2]
When the Spanish arrived the area was populated by various sedentary tribes settled along the banks of the Altar and Magdalena rivers. According to local tradition the location took the name of an Indian chief called "Piti" or "Pitic".
The mission at Pitiquito was founded by Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1694 with the name of Natividad del Señor de Pitiquin.[citation needed] It was a visita of Mission La Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Caborca.
In 1768 the Franciscans took over the churches and the name was changed to San Diego de Pitiquin.
The town became a municipality in 1914.
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Pitiquito
Pitiquito is a small town in Pitiquito Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora.
The municipal area is 11,979.96 km² which makes up 6.46% of the state total. The municipal population counted in 2000 was 9,160. [1] The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 4,862 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 305 meters.
In this region the climate is hot and dry with rainfall between 75 and 200 mm a year. Between December and February nighttime temperatures can drop to 8.5 °C below zero while from June to August they can reach 49.5 °C. [2]
When the Spanish arrived the area was populated by various sedentary tribes settled along the banks of the Altar and Magdalena rivers. According to local tradition the location took the name of an Indian chief called "Piti" or "Pitic".
The mission at Pitiquito was founded by Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1694 with the name of Natividad del Señor de Pitiquin.[citation needed] It was a visita of Mission La Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Caborca.
In 1768 the Franciscans took over the churches and the name was changed to San Diego de Pitiquin.
The town became a municipality in 1914.
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