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Assumption Cathedral in Hermosillo, Mexico, features a pale yellow facade with two tall bell towers, ornate architectural details, and arched entrances, framed by trees. Map of Mexico highlighting the state of Sonora in the northwest, shaded in orange. Major cities in Sonora, such as Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregon, Navojoa, Guaymas, Heroica Nogales, Heroica Caborca, and Cananea, are marked with black dots. The map also shows state boundaries, neighboring countries, and surrounding bodies of water.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Sonora, Mexico. Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: Academia - Sonora: The Elusive Site, the Debated Name, and Various Designations. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Houston Institute for Culture - History of Mexico - Sonora: Four Centuries of Indigenous Resistance. Mar 18, 2016
Area data updated. Nov 21, 2012
Population data updated. Jun 29, 2012
Media added. Apr 17, 2007
Article thoroughly revised. Nov 17, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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