San Luis Río Colorado Municipality
Municipality in Sonora, Mexico
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San Luis Río Colorado is a municipality in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico, being the northwesternmost municipality in Sonora and covering an area of 8412.75 km2.[1][2]
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Seat | San Luis Río Colorado |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 199,021 |
| Time zone | UTC-07:00 (Zona Pacífico) |
The municipality is the location of the city of San Luis Rio Colorado (its municipal seat), the community of El Golfo de Santa Clara, and the Bahia Adair biosphere preserve.
Geography
The municipality is in the Lower Colorado River Valley, with the Colorado River along its west, the U.S.-Mexico border along the north, and to the Colorado River Delta on the southwest, and the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) along the south.
Adjacent jurisdictions
- Yuma County, Arizona — north
- Municipality of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora — east
- Municipality of Mexicali and Colorado River, Baja California — west
- Gulf of California (Sea of Cortes) — south
Populated places
The largest cities, towns, and villages within the municipality include:
| Name | 2020 Census Population |
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| San Luis Río Colorado | 176,685 |
| Ingeniero Luis B. Sánchez | 5,970 |
| Golfo de Santa Clara | 4,618 |
| Islita | 2,332 |
| Estación Riíto | 1,413 |
| Lagunitas | 1,217 |
| Total Municipality | 199,021 |
Former settlements
Former historical settlements sites within the current municipality, many along the Colorado River that served shipping by steamboats on the Colorado River, include:
| Name | founded | abandoned | Notes |
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| Colonia Lerdo | 1870s | 1900s | Agricultural settlement |
| Gridiron | 1854 | 1879 | Colorado River steamboat landing |
| Hualapai Smith's | 1860s | 1879 | Colorado River steamboat landing |
| Lerdo Landing | 1870s | 1900s | Colorado River landing for Colonia Lerdo |
| Ogden's Landing | 1854 | 1879 | Colorado River steamboat landing |
| Port Famine | 1854 | 1879 | Colorado River steamboat landing |
| Port Isabel | 1864 | 1879 | Colorado River steamboat landing and Pacific Ocean seaport |
History
The first vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico arrived for medical personal on January 13, 2021.[3]
Eleven people were arrested for possession of weapons reserved for the military on March 13, 2021.[4]
Government
Municipal presidents
| Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
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| Félix M. Contreras[2][5] | 1939–1941 | PRM  |
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| Carlos Encinas | 1941–1943 | PRM |
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| Alberto Veytia Ponce | 1943–1946 | PRM |
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| Heriberto R. Silva | 1946–1949 | PRI  |
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| Refugio del Río Sáenz | 1949–1952 | PRI |
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| Isidro Parra Olguín | 1952–1955 | PRI |
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| Eulogio Medina Hoyos | 1955–1958 | PRI |
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| Mario Morúa Johnson | 1958–1961 | PRI |
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| Carlos Rodríguez Araiza | 1961 | PRI |
Acting municipal president |
| Manuel Parra Peralta | 1961–1964 | PRI |
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| Carlos Rodríguez Araiza | 1964–1967 | PRI |
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| Rafael Loya Castro | 1967–1970 | PRI |
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| Jorge Flores Valdez | 1970–1973 | PRI |
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| Rubén Payán Serrano | 1973–1976 | PRI |
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| Ignacio Guzmán Gómez | 1976–1979 | PRI |
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| Rodolfo Rogel Villa | 1979–1982 | PRI |
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| Fausto Ochoa Medina | 1982–1985 | PAN .svg){kind=small} |
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| Sergio Miguel García Íñiguez | 1985–1988 | PRI |
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| José Jesús Bustamante Salcido | 1988–1991 | PRI |
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| Gilberto Madrid Navarro[6] | 1991–1994 | PRI |
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| Jorge Figueroa González[7] | 1994–1997 | PAN |
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| Florencio Díaz Armenta[8] | 1997–2000 | PAN |
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| José Enrique Reina Lizárraga[9] | 2000–2003 | PAN |
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| José Inés Palafox Núñez[10][11] | 2003–2006 | PAN |
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| Héctor Rubén Espino Santana[12][13] | 2006–2009 | PAN |
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| Manuel de Jesús Baldenebro Arredondo[14] | 2009–2012 | PRI |
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| Leonardo Guillén Medina[15][16] | 2012–2015 | PAN |
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| José Enrique Reina Lizárraga[17][18][19] | 2015–2018 | PAN |
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| Santos González Yescas[20] | 2018–2021 | PT .svg){kind=logo} Morena .svg){kind=logo} PES .svg){kind=logo} |
Coalition "Together We Will Make History" |
| Santos González Yescas[21] | 2021–2024 | Morena |
Was reelected on 06/06/2021 |
| César Iván Sandoval Gámez[22] | 2024– | Morena PVEM .svg){kind=logo} PT PNA Sonora .svg){kind=logo} PES Sonora  |
