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Sonora

State

Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico bordering Arizona and a short stretch of New Mexico, and fronting the Gulf of California, home to much of the Sonoran Desert. Its capital is Hermosillo.

Facts
Population
2,944,840 1
Area (sq km)
179,355 1
Admission Year
1824 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Baja California, States or Territories
Chihuahua, States or Territories

Associated With

Mexico, Countries

Has Capital

Hermosillo, Cities
Source GeoNames: Hermosillo - GeoNames
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Found There

Camelops hesternus

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Sonora"
Collie's squirrel

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Source Collie's squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The Collie's squirrel is native to the western coast of Mexico, including the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima.
Harris's antelope squirrel

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Source Harris's antelope squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, Sonora
Quote, Lead, Sonora
and in Sonora in Mexico
Hemiauchenia macrocephala

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Hemiauchenia macrocephalaOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Sonora"
Palaeolama mirifica

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama mirificaOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Sonora"
Sabal uresana

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Source Sabal uresana (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
northwestern Mexico (states of Chihuahua and Sonora)
Stenomylus tubutamensis

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Stenomylus tubutamensisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Sonora"
Sources
1. Sonora (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    179355
  • Infobox: population_total
    2,944,840
  • Infobox: established_date
    January 10, 1824
  • Part Of: Mexico, Lead paragraph
    State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico
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Wikidata: Sonora
Wikidata Q46422, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
GeoNames: Hermosillo - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Hermosillo, cities500 record 4004898, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 26)
Quote, Has Capital: Hermosillo, cities500 record 4004898, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 26)
29.08874 -110.96677 P PPLA MX 26 030 812229 202 America/Hermosillo
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