San Luis Río Colorado Municipality

San Luis Río Colorado is a municipality in Sonora state, in northwestern Mexico.[1]

San Luis Río Colorado
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Country Mexico
StateSonora
CapitalSan Luis Río Colorado
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST)

The municipality is the location of the city of San Luis Rio Colorado, 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

Populated places

The largest cities, towns, and villages within the municipality include:

Name2010 Census Population
San Luis Río Colorado158,089
Ingeniero Luis B. Sánchez5,560
Golfo de Santa Clara3,967
Islita1,825
Nuevo Michoacán (Estación Riíto)1,425
Lagunitas1,019
Total Municipality178,380

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:

NamefoundedabandonedNotes
Colonia Lerdo1870s1900sAgricultural settlement
Gridiron18541879Colorado River steamboat landing
Hualapai Smith's1860s1879Colorado River steamboat landing
Lerdo Landing1870s1900sColorado River landing for Colonia Lerdo
Ogden's Landing18541879Colorado River steamboat landing
Port Famine18541879Colorado River steamboat landing
Port Isabel18641879Colorado River steamboat landing and Pacific Ocean seaport

See also

References

  1. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sonora/. Retrieved January 4, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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