State of Sonora

The shores of the state of Sonora line the Sea of Cortez in the Gulf of California. The state borders the state of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south and Baja California to the northwest; to the north it shares an extensive border with the U.S. state of Arizona and a shorter one with New Mexico.

• Main Cities: Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregón, Nogales
• Population: 3,100,000
• Higher Education: The main institution of higher education is the University of Sonora (UNISON), There are 17 universities in Sonora, including 2 campuses of the ITESM (Monterrey Institute of Technology).
• Graduates from IT Careers: 1000 per year
• IT Infrastructure: Fiber‐optics rings infrastructure, high bandwidth communications and MPLS, several providers
• IT Industry: The industry in Sonora has been oriented to automotive, aerospace and electric/electronic enterprises, and is now quickly moving into Information Technology. In November 2007, Sonora opened a fully operational Technology Park designed specifically for the IT Industry, with its 2nd phase already under development, and has two other Technology Parks in the planning stage.

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