Hermosillo Municipality
Hermosillo Municipality
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Hermosillo is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico.[2] The municipal seat is the city of Hermosillo.
As municipal seat, the city of Hermosillo is the local government of over 3,800 other localities,[3] with a combined territory of 14,880.2 km2.[4] Other important communities include Miguel Alemán, San Pedro el Saucito, Bahía Kino, La Victoria and La Manga.
Geography
The municipality borders the municipalities of Carbó Municipality, San Miguel de Horcasitas Municipality, Ures Municipality, Mazatán Municipality, La Colorada Municipality, Guaymas Municipality and Pitiquito Municipality, with the Gulf of California to the southwest.[4]
Hydrography
The municipality is mostly flat with sloping towards the sea. There are isolated mountain peaks that reach to only 300 meters above sea level and include Tepoaca, Bacoachito, Lopez, Tonuco, Seri, Batamote, Goguz, Bronces, SantaTeresa, La Palma, Siete Cerros and La Campana. These are located mostly in the eastern section of the municipality. The two most important rivers are the
Climate
The municipality is with two
Flora and fauna
Most of the vegetation here consists of
Government
You can see a List of municipal presidents of Hermosillo.
References
- ^ "Número de habitantes. Sonora". cuentame.inegi.org.mx.
- ^ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal https://archive.today/20120731104257/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sonora/. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
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(help) - ^ "INEGI Census 2005" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Sonora Hermosillo" (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ^ "Fundamento: Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipio de)" [Foundation:Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipality of)] (in Spanish). Standard & Poor's. June 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ISBN 9780415364447. Retrieved January 13, 2010.