Sonora is located in the northwest of Mexico. Their favorable location is one of its strategic assets, bordering to United States at the north with Arizona, New Mexico, and 16 miles away from California, all through 7 customs (land ports of entry) across the border.

Sonora owns the deep water seaport with railroad connection closest to the Pacific US (“Puerto de Guaymas”), representing a competitive advantage in logistics chain for the industrial development with an agile connection to United States, China and the rest of the world.

The state has an overall urban population of 2,541,459 people. About 1.4 million people are economically active.