Elevation 420 m (1,380 ft) Population 7,927 (2010) | Founded 1775 Time zone MST (UTC-7) Local time Sunday 9:57 PM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
Altar (O'odham: Wawuk) is small city and municipal seat of Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at 30°42′49″N 111°50′07″W.
Map of Altar Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
The town of Altar is situated on the important Mexicali to Hermosillo Highway (Federal Highway 2). Most of the roads leading into the desert are not paved.
References
Altar, Sonora Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA