Villa Pesqueira
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Villa Pesqueira | |
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Town and Municipality | |
  Villa Pesqueira  Villa Pesqueira | |
| Coordinates: 29°06′N 109°57′W / 29.100°N 109.950°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Founded | 1629 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael del Castillo Ortiz |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Zona Pacífico) |
Villa Pesqueira is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the central region of the Mexican state of Sonora.
It was founded in 1629 by the missionary Martín de Azpilcueta as (San José de) Mátapa. The State Congress ordered the change to its current name, at the inhabitants' request, on 11 February 1867.
History
The municipality was created on 11 December 1930, with the division of its territory from the adjacent municipality of Ures.
Area
The municipal area is 1,834.13 km2.
