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Opodepe

Opodepe is the municipal seat of Opodepe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. The main settlement and the municipal seat had a population of 346 in 2000.The municipal seat of Opodepe is connected to Mex 15 by a road that was gravel in 2005. The settlement of [[:es:Querobabi|Querobabi], located near Federal Highway 15 (four-lane toll), has seen an increase in population from 900 in 1980 to 3,900 in 2005 while the municipal seat, located in the hill lands has seen a decrease from over 1,000 to its present population of less than 500.The land now occupied by Opodepe was once the land of the Opata Indians. The name of Opodepe comes from the Opata language, from the roots "opo", which means iron wood, "det" flat, and "pa" place, "in the plain of the ironwood".[http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/opodepe-sonora.htm In 1704, Father Kino founded the mission settlement of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Opodepe in this town. The settlement of Tuape is another location of 75 inhabitants from this municipality, with Misión San Miguel Tuape.

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Opodepe is the municipal seat of Opodepe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. The main settlement and the municipal seat had a population of 346 in 2000.The municipal seat of Opodepe is connected to Mex 15 by a road that was gravel in 2005. The settlement of [[:es:Querobabi|Querobabi], located near Federal Highway 15 (four-lane toll), has seen an increase in population from 900 in 1980 to 3,900 in 2005 while the municipal seat, located in the hill lands has seen a decrease from over 1,000 to its present population of less than 500.The land now occupied by Opodepe was once the land of the Opata Indians. The name of Opodepe comes from the Opata language, from the roots "opo", which means iron wood, "det" flat, and "pa" place, "in the plain of the ironwood".[http://www.sonoraturismo.gob.mx/opodepe-sonora.htm In 1704, Father Kino founded the mission settlement of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Opodepe in this town. The settlement of Tuape is another location of 75 inhabitants from this municipality, with Misión San Miguel Tuape.

Key claims

  1. population: 83% — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 75 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. population: 978 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "83%". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "75 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the population is "978 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378834950

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