Nogales
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About Nogales
Nogales, also known formally as Heroica Nogales, is a city in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the north of the state on the U.S. border, and is abutted on its north by the city of Nogales, Arizona. It serves as the seat of the surrounding municipality of Nogales.
The name Nogales is the Spanish term for "walnut trees". The municipality reported a population of 264,782 in the 2020 census. By 2024, the city had been estimated to have surpassed 300,000 inhabitants.
The independent Nogales Municipality, which included the town of Nogales, was established on July 11, 1884. The municipality of Nogales covers an area of 1,675 km2. Nogales was declared a city within the municipality on January 1, 1920.
The international trade that existed between Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, greatly propelled the economic development of Heroica Nogales, and the greater Northern Sonora region, but that did not prevent significant problems from forming in the area after the outbreak of the 1910 Mexican Revolution.
On August 27, 1918, at about 4:10 pm, a gun battle erupted unintentionally when a...
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