Quiriego

Quiriego is a small town and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 2,705.72 km². The municipal population counted in 2005 was 3,335. The population of the main settlement and municipal seat was 994 in 2000. The municipal population has been decreasing steadily since 1980 when it was 4,474. The main settlement is located at an elevation of 822 meters. Neighboring municipalities are Rosario to the north, Álamos to the east, Navojoa and the state of Chihuahua to the south and Cajeme to the west. Quiriego is located east of Ciudad Obregón and is connected by dirt road with the main Federal Highway 15 at the village of Funcición. Sonora Map The name Quiriego comes from the Latin words in the...