Ciudad Obregón
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Coordinates: 27 ° 29 ′ N , 109 ° 57 ′ W Ciudad Obregón on the map of Sonora
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Sonora | |
| Municipio | Cajeme | |
| City foundation | 1928 | |
| Residents | 298,625 (2010) | |
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| height | 40 m | |
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Ciudad Obregón is a city in the Mexican state of Sonora . Ciudad Obregón is the administrative center of the Municipio Cajeme and the seat of the Diocese of Ciudad Obregón .
Ciudad Obregón has around 300,000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the state after Hermosillo . An international airport ( IATA code CEN) is a few kilometers outside the city.
The city was founded in 1928 and is named after General Álvaro Obregón . Due to the geographical location in the middle of the fertile Yaqui Valley, the area is strongly characterized by agriculture.
Town twinning
Personalities
- Francisco Vega de Lamadrid (* 1955), politician
- Orlando Salido (* 1980), professional boxer
- Stephanie Sigman (* 1987), actress
Web links
Commons : Ciudad Obregón - collection of images, videos and audio files
