NAVOJOA, SONORA.

• Navojoa comes from the Mayo

language, the “navo" root and means

nopal "jova" house, therefore,

Navojoa means "place or house of

cactus.“

• In the Jesuit mission

system, Navojoa was mission

town, taking as places to visit San

Ignacio de Cohuirimpo, Masiaca and

Camoyoa.

• of the largest party

Alamos, belonging to the province of

Sinaloa.

• The county seat was originally

located on the left bank of the Mayo

River in what is now known as Pueblo

Viejo or Old Navojoa.

LOCATION.

• The municipality is located in the southern

state of Sonora, its head is the population

of Navojoa and is located at latitude 27 ° 03

'north latitude and 109 ° 25' longitude west

of the meridian of Greenwich, at a height

33 meters above sea level.

• It borders the following municipalities: to

the north and Quiriego Cajeme, east to

Alamos, with Huatabampo southwest and

west Etchojoa

• It has an area of 4380.69 square

kilometers, accounting for 2.36

percent of the state total and 0.22

percent of the country, the most

important addition to its head

locations are: San Ignacio

Cohuirimpo, Guadalupe, Guayparin, T

etanchopo, Santa María del

Bauraje, Agiabampo, Masiaca, Bacab

achi and Pueblo Viejo.

CULTURAL

SPACES.

MUNICIPAL LIBRARY

“ JESÚS ANTONIO

CONTRERAS

VELDERRAIN”

REGIONAL MUSEUM MAYO (FORMER

RAILWAY STATION NAVOJOA)

TEATRO AUDITORIO MUNICIPAL “

ROMEO GÓMEZ AGUILAR”

AUDITORIUM UCAMAYO

PLAZA SANTA FE SPRINGS

SQUARE MAY 5

BASEBALL STADIUM MANUEL

”CYCLONE” ECHEVERRIA

OLYMPIC STADIUM FOOTBALL NAVOJOA

CINEMA CINEMEX

SPORT UNIT

TOURISM.• The municipality of Navojoa, located on the

narrow strip of the Mayo Valley , between

the mountains and the coast

, characterized by its excellent climate

, flora and fauna that are unique to the

region, offers great attractions to domestic

and foreign visitors , as are :

fishing, hunting deer , dove and duck

species that are released into the region

and hunting ranches , as well as ecological

tours in the mountains , beaches and the

Mayo River .

• Other tourist attractions are the

legacy of the Mayo Indians that are

seen in the festivities June 24 with

the celebrations of the day of St.

John as well as the fascinating

celebration of Holy Week in May

tradition and commemoration of the

dead November 2.

• The municipality has 14 tourist establishments and

hotel infrastructure in Categories 538/4 from one to

four stars in which up to 21,009 seasonal domestic

and foreign tourists are met , also , also has 26

restaurants, 3 travel agencies and infrastructure of

roads.

• Also the city of Navojoa is the center for tourists

wishing to visit beaches, Alamos , Sierra and other

cities.

THANK YOU!