Cananea

Cananea
Heroica Ciudad de Cananea
View of Cananea
Nickname: 
Ciudad del Cobre (Copper City)
Municipality of Cananea in Sonora
Cananea
City of Cananea
Coordinates: 30°58′55″N 110°18′02″W / 30.98194°N 110.30056°W / 30.98194; -110.30056
CountryMexico
StateSonora
MunicipalityCananea
Government
  TypeCouncil-Manager Government
  Mayor of CananeaCarmen Esmeralda Gonzales Tapia Partido Verde
Elevation
1,620 m (5,310 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
39,451
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST observed)
Postal code
84620 - 84635
Area code645
DemonymCananense
Websitewww.cananea.gob.mx

Cananea is a city in the Mexican state of Sonora, Northwestern Mexico. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cananea, in the vicinity of the U.S−Mexico border.

The population of the city was 31,560 as recorded by the 2010 census. The population of the municipality, which includes rural areas, was 32,936. The total area of the municipality is approximately 4,100 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi).