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Agua Prieta (also known as "Bachicuy" in the native Ópata language, meaning 'Blackwater' in English) is a city in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the Mexico–U.S. border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona. It serves as the municipal seat for the municipality of the same name, which covers an area of 3,631.65 km2 (1,402.2 sq mi). In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 79,138 people, making it the seventh-largest community in the state, with a literacy rate of 96.3%.
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89% of the homes in the city have electricity, 94% have running water, and 86% are connected to the sewer system. The city is the location of the CFE Agua Prieta power plant. It is connected to the United States by the Douglas, Arizona Port of Entry, and is linked to the rest of Mexico by Federal Highways 2 and 17.
The town's name in Spanish literally means 'dark water', and it is known in the Opata language as Bachicuy.
From the Wikipedia article Agua Prieta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Agua Prieta
- Douglas2.5 km N
- Sierra Vista77 km W
- Cananea81 km SW
- Nogales132 km W
- Nogales133 km W
- Rio Rico137 km W
- Green Valley150 km NW
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