State of Mexico
Sonora
Sonora is a state of Mexico. It covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²), the 2nd largest of the 32 states in Natural Earth’s file for Mexico, and about the same size as Uruguay. About 2.9 million people live there (Wikidata, 2015).
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- Sonora
- Uruguay
Facts
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Mexico | 9.2%of the area of the 32 states |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32states of Mexico |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Density | 16 people per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N |
| Type | StateMX-SON |
What the numbers say about Sonora
- Sonora covers 9.2% of the area of Mexico and ranks 18th of 32 by population, against 2nd by area.
- It would take 10.9 states the size of Sonora to cover Mexico.
- The largest, Chihuahua, is 1.38× the size of Sonora; the smallest, Mexico City, is 0.8% of it.
- Closest in size within Mexico: Coahuila (151,000 km², 1.19×) and Chihuahua (248,000 km², 1.38×).
- Counted as a country, Sonora would be larger than 150 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 90th by area, between Cambodia (181,000 km²) and Uruguay (177,000 km²).
- With 2.9 million people it would rank 139th of 238 by population.
- Sonora has 16 people per km², about the density of Oman, which has 16 per km².
- That makes Sonora the 29th most densely populated of the 32 states, 26% of the average for Mexico (61 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Sonora looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Sonora stretches about 691 km north to south and 629 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaGuangdong1.02× · 175,000 km²PeopleTibet78% · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaMissouri0.99× · 180,000 km²PeopleKansas0.97× · 2.9 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaGujarat0.97× · 184,000 km²PeopleManipur1.00× · 2.9 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleSchleswig-Holstein0.97× · 3.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleBourgogne-Franche-Comté1.02× · 2.8 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTuscany76% · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.89× · 94,800 km²PeopleGalicia1.05× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleIbaraki1.00× · 2.9 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaParaná0.90× · 199,000 km²PeopleFederal District1.01× · 2.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleAlberta67% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria79% · 228,000 km²PeopleWestern Australia0.95× · 3.0 million (2024)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.08× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Sonora sits in Mexico
All 32 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2015. Mexico’s units share the 2015 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12