It is also the intersection with the eastbound section of Federal Highway 2, which heads to the state of Chihuahua and the city of Ciudad Juárez (across the Río Grande from El Paso, Texas).

[1] The toponym of Imuris is Pima and a possible meaning is "Plateau between rivers" or "hills shaped like flint".

[1] The land is mountainous in the east and north and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 826 metres (2,710 ft).

[5][6] The industrial sector is varied because there are two maquiladoras owned by international companies, as well as several small factories producing construction materials.

Almost 1000 jobs are generated by the industrial sector making it the most important economic activity of the municipality.