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Agriculture and cattle raising are the main economic activities. Main crops are watermelon, sorghum, corn, beans, and grasses for cattle raising. There were 34,096 head of cattle in 2000.
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The municipal seat, Quiriego, was originally a ranch belonging to
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Quiriego Municipality, the largest of which are:
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is the county seat of
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1732:111°00′30″W
1351:La Colorada
1347:La Colorada
1231:Divisaderos
1227:Divisaderos
1011:Agua Prieta
1007:Agua Prieta
895:Government
326:El Frijolar
203:County seat
97:County seat
1729:29°08′27″N
1661:Trincheras
1657:Trincheras
1611:Santa Cruz
1607:Santa Cruz
1561:San Javier
1557:San Javier
1321:Huatabampo
1317:Huatabampo
1301:Huachinera
1297:Huachinera
1291:Hermosillo
1287:Hermosillo
881:Hermosillo
829:(Spanish).
755:January 4,
723:References
227:Population
120:Population
1601:Santa Ana
1597:Santa Ana
1531:Sahuaripa
1527:Sahuaripa
1471:Pitiquito
1467:Pitiquito
1381:Moctezuma
1377:Moctezuma
1261:Fronteras
1257:Fronteras
1131:Baviácora
1127:Baviácora
1121:Banámichi
1117:Banámichi
904:Governors
883:(capital)
870:State of
396:Chihuahua
366:Geography
318:El Puerto
310:El Tanque
286:Goijaquía
221:Funcición
134:Time zone
1759:Category
1671:Tubutama
1667:Tubutama
1501:Quiriego
1497:Quiriego
1311:Huásabas
1307:Huásabas
1271:Granados
1267:Granados
1251:Etchojoa
1247:Etchojoa
1101:Bacoachi
1097:Bacoachi
1081:Bacanora
1077:Bacanora
1041:Arivechi
1037:Arivechi
916:Republic
899:Congress
706:See also
604:Average
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262:Batacosa
253:Quiriego
209:Quiriego
101:Quiriego
1651:Tepache
1647:Tepache
1491:Sonoyta
1461:Oquitoa
1457:Oquitoa
1451:Opodepe
1447:Opodepe
1431:Nogales
1427:Nogales
1421:Navojoa
1417:Navojoa
1371:Mazatán
1367:Mazatán
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1241:Empalme
1237:Empalme
1211:Cucurpe
1207:Cucurpe
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1187:Cananea
1167:Caborca
1141:Bavispe
1137:Bavispe
1091:Bacerac
1087:Bacerac
1001:Aconchi
997:Aconchi
946:Regions
911:History
695:Economy
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469:(78.1)
406:Climate
392:Navojoa
384:Rosario
348:History
278:Tepahui
67:Country
1711:Yécora
1707:Yécora
1631:Soyopa
1627:Soyopa
1441:Onavas
1437:Onavas
1341:Imuris
1337:Imuris
1331:Huépac
1327:Huépac
1221:Cumpas
1217:Cumpas
1177:Cajeme
1051:Arizpe
1047:Arizpe
1021:Álamos
1017:Álamos
889:Topics
872:Sonora
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