Caborca
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Coordinates: 30 ° 43 ′ N , 112 ° 9 ′ W Heroica Caborca on the map of Sonora
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Sonora | |
| Municipio | Caborca | |
| Residents | 59,922 (2010) | |
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| height | 280 m | |
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Caborca , officially Heroica Caborca , is a city in the Mexican state of Sonora . It has 59,922 inhabitants and is located in the municipality of Caborca , whose administrative seat it is. The city was founded in 1688 by Francisco Eusebio Kino. The city is affected by Carretera Federal 2 . In June 2020, one group of armed supporters of the Sinola drug cartel was ambushed. The attackers were driven into town in 20 vans and set fire to buildings, vehicles and a gas station, and at least 10 people were killed.
education
There is a branch of the Universidad de Sonora in the city .
sons and daughters of the town
- Eiza González (* 1990), actress and singer
Individual evidence
- ↑ ['Mexico's cartels are wrestling aroundhttps: //www.n-tv.de/panorama/Mexikos-Kartelle-ringen-um-El-Chapos-Erbe-article21906846.html'El Chapos Erbe']