2. Foundation and contruccion
o The Yaquis, after defeating the Spanish invaders in several
battles asked the defeated soldiers of peace, and April
25, 1610.
The name "Obregon" was awarded in late 1937.
3. Obregon is the county seat of Cajeme, is the second city
in size and importance of the State of Sonora (Mexico).
The city's main economic activity was agriculture, which is
widely performed in the Yaqui Valley is located south of
the city, with one of the largest irrigation systems in the
country.
5. GEOGRAPHY
o It is located south of the state, 50 km from the coast of the
Sea of Cortez and 115 km of high mountains far 240 km
from Hermosillo, the state capital.
o The coordinates are 27 ° 29 'north latitude and 109 ° 59'
west longitude. With an altitude above sea level of 40.8 m
in the center.
6. WEATHER
The city has a mild climate, desert. The temperature in
January, the coldest month of winter, ranging from 6 °
(minimum) and 24 ° C (maximum), in July, the hottest
month of the summer, between 24 ° C and 38 ° C.Great
part of the precipitation falls during the summer.
Amounting to an annual average of 325 mm
7. GASTRONOMY
Wakabaki
It is a soup which is one of the main traditional dishes that
are prepared in the most important festivals. Its
ingredients are: chickpeas, beef rib, pumpkin, potatoes,
cabbage, carrots and green beans. Its preparation starts
with cutting the wood and sacrifice of the animal to be
served to feed the party guests.
8. Monuments
Roundabout the Yaqui dancer
Clock monument
Construction period serving a gobernor of Sonora and te mayor
Obregón Sonora, respectively.
9. Tourism
Lagoon Nainari
This artificial lake was constructed in 1956 by President
Rene Gandara and is almost 2km in diameter. By 1956,
the lake was already originally a lagoon, which itself was
popular for hunting ducks and rice cultivation.
10. Economy
Agriculture
Animal husbandry
Ciudad Obregon has been the dominant power in the nineteenth
century agricultura in the state of Sonora and has played a leading role
in the advancement of education, technology.