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Sáric

Coordinates: 31°06′11″N 111°22′40″W / 31.10306°N 111.37778°W / 31.10306; -111.37778
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Sáric
O'odham: Ṣaʼalk
Sáric is located in Sonora
Sáric
Sáric
Location in Mexico
Sáric is located in Mexico
Sáric
Sáric
Sáric (Mexico)
Coordinates: 31°06′11″N 111°22′40″W / 31.10306°N 111.37778°W / 31.10306; -111.37778
Country Mexico
StateSonora
MunicipalitySáric
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
892
Time zoneUTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST)

Sáric (O'odham: Ṣaʼalk mountain pass) is a small town in Sáric Municipality, located in the extreme north of the Mexican state of Sonora. In 2010, it had a population of 892.

The town was founded in 1690 by Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino as Mission Santa Gertrudis del Sáric.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Eckhart, George B. (1960). "A Guide to the History of the Missions of Sonora, 1614-1826". Arizona and the West. 2 (2): 165–183. ISSN 0004-1408. Retrieved 30 April 2024.