Atil, Sonora
Atil (also Átil) is a small town in Atil Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora. The total area is 400.43 km² and the population of the municipality was 734 in 2005, of whom 699 lived in the municipal seat (2000). Neighboring municipalities are Tubutama, Trincheras, Oquitoa, and Altar.
Atil | |
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Mission Santa Teresa de Atil | |
Atil Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′37″N 111°35′1″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Municipality | Atil |
| Founded | 1751 |
| Area | |
| • City | 400.43 km2 (154.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • City | 734 |
| • Metro | 699 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
The town was founded in 1687 with the establishment of the mission known as Santa Teresa de Atil by the Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino. The first inhabitants were Pima Alto or Nebome Indians, who before conversion had led a nomadic or semi-nomadic life. The ruins of Kino's misson remain to this day.
Some buildings were constructed by Jesuit missionary Jacobo Sedelmayer.
Atil is one of the smallest municipalities in the state. It is said that its name means "Arrow Point", in the Pima language.