Bahía Kino

Bahía de Kino
Native name:
Spanish: Bahía de Kino, Bahía Kino
Location of Bahía de Kino Punta San Nicolás
Bahía de Kino
Location in Mexico
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates28°49′00″N 111°56′00″W / 28.81667°N 111.93333°W / 28.81667; -111.93333
Administration
Mexico
StateSonora
Demographics
Population7,000 (2008)

Bahía Kino is a town part of the Hermosillo Municipality in Sonora, Mexico on the Gulf of California; it was named after Eusebio Kino. It has a population of approximately 7,000 people. The name also applies to the adjacent bay between Tiburón Island and Punta San Nicolás, Sonora. The names Bahía de Kino, Bahía Kino and Kino Bay are used interchangeably.