Renowned US agronomist Norman Borlaug, the architect of the "Green Revolution" worked here after successful developments in increasing the resistance of wheat.

The origins of this city date back to the year 1906 when the company's rail track South Pacific Railway reached this area of the Yaqui Valley; this route, made it possible to incorporate with the Mayo Valley to the domestic and external market, attracting a wave of investors and settlers who brought out populations.

In 1923, 'Cajeme Motors' was installed, owned by American James Huffaker, it was the first auto agency; fact that contributed significantly to the development of Cajeme.

At the end of his term as president of the country (1920–1924), the General Alvaro Obregón returned to Sonora and carried out business projects in Navojoa and Cajeme, creating in 1925, the company 'Obregón y Cía.

The first neighborhoods were Plano Oriente, Ladrillera, Cumuripa, Hidalgo, Constitución, El Castillo, Quinta Díaz, Bella Vista and Colonia del Valle.

For the realization of economic activities and service to the general public, Ciudad Obregón has offices of the main financial institutions of the country.

[3] Ciudad Obregón has a steppe climate (Köppen BWh) featuring long, extremely hot summers and short, mild winters with cold mornings.

[9] The native Yaqui people are settled in eight towns, Potam, Huiribis [es], Torim, Cocorit, Bacum, Vicam, Rahum and Belem.

Seven kilometres (4.3 miles) from the city is the first of the eight Yaqui towns that make the autonomous territory of these people known for their independent character, because it is one of the few American ethnic groups not dominated militarily by Spanish colonialists.

According to the national census prepared by the INEGI, the economically active population (PEA) in 2010 corresponds to 54.1% of the inhabitants of the municipality of whom 95% have an occupation.

The most important institution is the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON) which has an enrollment of approximately seventeen thousand students.

[15] Of these above, they stand out: The "Nainari Lagoon" with a 2 km (1.2 mi) perimeter is located at the western city limits between Guerrero and Padre Eusebio Kino avenues.

The lagoon's two piers are a focal point for aquatic activities like skiing, sailing and canoeing being the site for triathlons, marathons, and bicycle races.

[citation needed] The Nainari Lagoon is manmade, it was built in 1956 as one of the achievements of City Mayor Rene Gandara, who opened the hydraulic gates to fill the reservoir.

[citation needed] There is now a small garden with a bronze statue of a discobolus (discus thrower) by the Ostimuri Park entrance.

The Ostimuri Zoo is located inside the park – This habitat hosts a wide variety of animals, the song of birds as you stroll through this place is like a melody from heaven.

[citation needed] Another objective is to show Sonoran children and teens the particular characteristics of Yaqui personality and the richness of their folklore [tone] and raise consciousness among Sonorans in regards to the development of historical events of the Yaquis as well as the influence that they had in the formation of groups and classes that constitute the regions current society.

[citation needed] Scenes of daily life of the Yaqui tribe are represented throughout the museum highlighting musical instruments, hunting tools and clothing that distinguishes them since ancient times.

From the Oviachic Dam a 27,603-kilometre (17,152-mile) network of main and secondary canals is derived that irrigate 450,000 hectares (1,100,000 acres) of surface in the Yaqui and Mayo Valleys, being one of the most important hydraulic infrastructures in the country.

This festival offers music, painting, film, poetry, book presentations and shows the culture and traditions of the Yaqui ethnic group.

The Festival, promoted by the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora through the Directorate of Extension of Culture and Services and is held annually in October.

The program serves audiences of higher middle education, university and the community at large, through an artistic program representative of our cultural diversity, with national quality groups, with presentations in university forums, public spaces and theatres, with close access to the commun Ars Vocalis México is an international festival and academy dedicated to vocal art that in 2015 is hosted by Ciudad Obregón.

This festival, founded by the tenor and cultural promoter Carlos Zapién, has a pedagogical program thanks to which young Mexican singers, previously selected through an audition process, have the opportunity to participate in classes lectures given by renowned figures in the operatic world of Europe and the United States, as well as being able to work with coaches from various opera houses and educational institutions.

The city's professional baseball team is the Yaquis of the Mexican Pacific League, who play at Tomás Oroz Gaytán Stadium.

Ciudad Obregón has multiple infrastructure works dedicated to sport, among which stand out: the Municipal Gymnasium "Manuel Lira García", with a capacity of 3,000 spectators.

The most popular martial discipline in Ciudad Obregón is taekwondo which is practiced by many young people in the municipality of Cajeme, which has multiple medalists in official competitions, nationally and internationally.