Naco, Sonora
Naco | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Border crossing at Naco | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′37″N 109°56′52″W / 31.32694°N 109.94778°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Municipal Status | 1937 |
| Area | |
• Total | 651.8 km2 (251.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 1,408 m (4,619 ft) |
| Population (2020) Municipality | |
• Total | 5,774 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
| Area code | 633 |
| Website | (in Spanish) /Official site |
Naco is a Mexican town in Naco Municipality located in the northeast part of Sonora state on the border with the United States. It is directly across from the unincorporated town of Naco, Arizona. The name Naco comes from the Opata language and means prickly pear cactus. The town saw fighting during the Mexican Revolution and during a rebellion led by General José Gonzalo Escobar in 1929. During the second conflict, an American pilot by the name of Patrick Murphy volunteered to bomb federal forces for the rebels, but mistakenly bombed Naco, Arizona, instead. Today, the town has been strongly affected by the smuggling of drugs, people and weapons across the international border.