Heroica Nogales

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Nogales
City
Heroica Nogales
Seal
Nogales Location of Nogales in Mexico
Coordinates: 31°19′07″N 110°56′45″W / 31.31861°N 110.94583°W / 31.31861; -110.94583
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora
Municipality	Nogales
Founded	July 9, 1884
Founded by	Luis Emeterio Torres
Government
• Municipal President	Juan Francisco Gim Nogales (Morena)
Elevation	1,199 m (3,934 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	264,782
Demonym	Nogalense
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (No DST observed)
Area code	631
Website	Official Website

Heroica Nogales (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾojka noˈɣales]), more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and the county seat of the Municipality of Nogales in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the north of the state across the U.S.-Mexico border, and is abutted on its north by the city of Nogales, Arizona.

The name Nogales is the Spanish term for "walnut trees." The municipality had a population of 264,782 as of the 2020 census.