Agua Prieta

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31°19′33″N 109°32′56″W / 31.32583°N 109.54889°W / 31.32583; -109.54889

Agua Prieta, Sonora
City
Agua Prieta
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 31°19′33″N 109°32′56″W / 31.32583°N 109.54889°W / 31.32583; -109.54889
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora
Municipality	Agua Prieta
Settled	1899
Founded	1903
Incorporated	August 28, 1916
Ascension to town status	May 8, 1933
Ascension to city status	November 6, 1942
Area
• Total	3,631.65 km2 (1,402.2 sq mi)
Population  (2020)	91,029

Agua Prieta is a town in Agua Prieta Municipality 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. The municipality covers an area of 3,631.65 km² (1,402.2 sq mi). In the 2010 census the town had a population of 79,138 people, making it the seventh-largest community in the state, and a literacy rate of 96.3%.

The city's most important economic activities, in descending order, are industry, commerce and farming. 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.^{[citation needed]}