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| Alto Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve | |
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 Pinacate volcanic field | |
  Location in northwest Mexico | |
| Location | Gulf of California, Mexico |
| Nearest town | San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora
Puerto Peñasco, Sonora Mexicali, Baja California |
| Coordinates | 31°36′36″N 113°51′36″W / 31.61000°N 113.86000°W |
| Area | 1,652,110 hectares (6,378.8 sq mi) |
| Established | 1995 |
Alto Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in the state of Sonora in extreme northwestern Mexico. The 1,652,110 hectares (6,378.8 sq mi) reserve comprises the El Pinacate y Gran Desierto reserve and the Bahia Adair on the Gulf of California border. Geological volcanic formations with craters, dunes, oasis and beaches, and the diversity of plant associations determine its special landscape. The reserve was established in 1993 by the President of Mexico as Reserva de la Biosfera del Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado (Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve)[1] and extended in 1995.[2]
In 1990, 129,516 inhabitants lived in the transition and buffer areas in ejidos or communal properties, primarily engaged in agriculture, forestry, mineral extractions and cattle raising located mainly in the coastal areas.[2] In 2016, Mares Mexicanos estimated the population of the Alto Golfo area to be around 69,700, across 210 locations.[3] One of the most important economic activities in the transition areas is the existence of international enterprises (maquiladoras), in San Luis Río Colorado, which engage 5,880 people living in the urban villages.[2]
The reserve is managed by the Municipality of Mexicali in the State of Baja California and the Municipalities of Puerto Peñasco and San Luis Río Colorado in the State of Sonora.[2]
- ^ "The Preservation of the Alto Golfo". San Diego Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory: Alto Golfo de California". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Alto Golfo - Mares Mexicanos". maresmexicanos.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21.