Álamos Municipality

Álamos Municipality
Álamos Municipality
Municipality
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (No DST)

Álamos Municipality is a municipality in south-western Sonora, Mexico.^[1] It includes the town of Álamos.

It is one of the 72 municipalities of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the southeastern part of the state.^[2] Its municipal seat is the magical town of Álamos. Other important localities are: San Bernardo, El Mocúzarit (Conicárit), Los Tanques, among others.^[3] There are also a number of communities with the presence of Guarijíos and Mayos indigenous peoples, such as Mesa Colorada, Guajaray, Bavícora, El Paso, and Basiroa.

It was decreed an independent municipality in 1813, at the same time as another large number of municipalities, in the first political division of Sonora as a state, through the Spanish Constitution of Cádiz. At that time the municipality ceased to be part of the province of Sinaloa. According to the Population and Housing Census 2020 carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the municipality has a total population of 24,976 inhabitants,^[4] has an area of 6,426.22 km², being the sixth largest municipality in Sonora. Like most municipalities in the state, the name was given by its municipal seat. Its Gross Domestic Product per capita is USD 6,800 and its Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.7560.

Government[]

Municipal presidents[]

Term	Municipal president	Political party	Notes
1857–1858^[5]	Bartolomé Eligio Almada Salido		One-year terms, up until 1925
1858–1859	Antonio Benigno Almada
1859–1860	Mateo Ortiz
1860–1861	Vicente Ortiz
1861–1862^[6]	Francisco Obregón Gómez
1862–1863^[7]	Ignacio de S. Palomares Campoy
1863–1864	Ignacio de S. Palomares Campoy
1864–1865	Carlos E. Gaxiola
1865–1866	Carlos E. Gaxiola
1866–1867	Ramón Salazar
1867–1868	Eugenio Ortiz
1868–1869	Manuel Moreno
1869–1870	Jesús Antonio Almada
1870–1871	Bartolomé Eligio Almada Salido
1871–1872	Quirino Corbalá
1872–1873	Severiano Talamante
1873–1874	Antonio Goycolea
1874–1875	Quirino Corbalá
1875–1876	Francisco Salido
1876–1877	Rafael Acuña
1877–1878	Quirino Corbalá
1878–1879	Quirino Corbalá
1879–1880	Quirino Corbalá
1880–1881	Quirino Corbalá
1881–1882	Tranquilino Otero
1882–1883	Quirino Corbalá
1883–1884	Quirino Corbalá
1884–1885	Quirino Corbalá
1885–1886	Antonio Goycolea
1886–1887	Quirino Corbalá
1887–1888	Quirino Corbalá
1888–1889	Ángel Almada
1889–1890	Quirino Corbalá
1890–1891	Pedro S. Salazar
1891–1892	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1892–1893	Quirino Corbalá
1893–1894	Quirino Corbalá
1894–1895	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1895–1896	Ángel Almada
1896–1897	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1897–1898	Manuel Salazar y Perrón
1898–1899	Ángel Almada
1899–1900	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1900–1901	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1901–1902	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1902–1903	Tranquilino Otero
1903–1904	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1904–1905	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1905–1906	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1906–1907	Pedro S. Salazar
1907–1908	Alfredo J. Almada
1908–1909	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1909–1910	Ignacio Lorenzo Almada
1910–1910	Alfredo J. Almada		When the Mexican Revolution broke out, this City Council was removed from office
1910–1911	Antonio Goycolea
1911–1911	Joaquín S. Urrea		The elections were annulled
1911–1912	Rómulo Salido		This City Council replaced the previous one after the cancellation of elections
1912–1912	Miguel C. Urrea		The elections were annulled
1912–1913	Antonio G. Ávila		This City Council replaced the previous one after the cancellation of elections
1913–1914	Alfonso Goycolea
1914–1915	Gabriel Rascón
1915–1916	Rómulo Salido
1916–1917	Enrique M. Rochín
1917–1918	Rudecindo Valenzuela
1918–1919	Ramón M. Salazar
1919–1920	José Tirado
1920–1921	Rudecindo Valenzuela
1921–1922	Carlos G. Salido
1922–1923	Ramón M. Salazar
1923–1924	Hilario Palomares
1924–1925	Leopoldo Acosta		End of one-year terms
1925–1927	Rafael S. Corbalá		First biennium
1927–1929	Miguel S. Urrea
1929–1931	Rudecindo Valenzuela	PNR
1931–1933	Luis Urrea	PNR
1933–1935	Jesús Peral	PNR
1935–17-08-1936	Manuel S. Corbalá	PNR	The Congress of the Union disappeared the Powers of the State of Sonora, and this City Council ceased its functions
18-08–1936-23-11-1936	Octaviano Carbajal	PNR	Acting municipal president
23-11-1936–23-02-1937	Carlos G. García	PNR	Acting municipal president
23-02-1937–15-09-1937	Alfonso Lara	PNR	Acting municipal president
1937–1939	José María Palomares	PNR
1939–1941	Carlos G. García	PRM
1941–1943	Leopoldo Acosta	PRM	Last biennium
1943–1946	Juan de Dios Urrea	PRM	First triennium
1946–1949	Marcelino Valenzuela	PRI
1949–1952	Martín B. Salido	PRI
1952–1955	Raymundo M. Robles	PRI
1955–1958^[8]	Maximiliano Couvillier Atondo	PRI
1958–1961^[9]	Marcelino Valenzuela Bustillos	PRI
1961–1964	Lauro Franco Franco	PRI
1964–1967	Diódoro Valenzuela Piña	PRI
1967–1970	Baldomero Corral Álvarez	PRI
1970–1973	Rosendo Venegas Reyes	PRI
1973–1976	José Reyes Amarillas	PRI
1976–1979	José de Jesús Gil Vega	PRI
1979–1982	Darío Villarreal Valenzuela	PRI
1982–1985	Humberto R. Franco Terán	PRI
1985–1988	Miguel H. Ruiz Arzaga	PRI
1988–1991	Enrique Ibarra Álvarez	PRI
1991–1994	Jesús Baldomero Corral Valenzuela	PRI
1994–1997	Alfonso Valenzuela Salido	PRI
1997–2000	Humberto Arana Murillo	PRI
2000–2003	José de Jesús Carballo Mendívil	PRI
2003–2006	David Ramón Corral Valenzuela	PRI
16-09-2006–15-09-2009	Ruth Acuña Rascón	PRI
16-09-2009–15-09-2012	Joaquín Navarro Quijada	PAN
16-09-2012–15-09-2015	José Benjamín Anaya Rosas	PRI PVEM
16-09-2015–15-09-2018	Axel Omar Salas Hernández	PRI PVEM
16-09-2018–22-04-2021	Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas	PRI PVEM Panal	Coalition "For an Honest and Effective Government". He applied for a temporary leave, to run for reelection in the elections of 06-06-2021
22-04-2021–15-06-2021^[10]	Everardo Enríquez Parra	PRI PVEM Panal	Coalition "For an Honest and Effective Government". Acting municipal president
16-06-2021–15-09-2021^[11]	Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas	PRI PVEM Panal	Coalition "For an Honest and Effective Government". Resumed office at the end of his temporary leave
16-09-2021–15-09-2024^[12]	Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas	PAN PRI PRD	Coalition "It Goes for Sonora". He was reelected on 06-06-2021

References[]

^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
^ "Información sobre Álamos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Datos generales del municipio de Álamos, Sonora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "INEGi. División municipal. En 2020, Sonora está dividido en 72 municipios. Álamos, 24,976". Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Municipio de Álamos, Sonora. Cronología de Presidentes Municipales, pp. 6-10" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Almada Bay, Ignacio. "De regidores porfiristas a presidentes de la República en el periodo revolucionario. Explorando el ascenso y la caída del "sonorismo" en: Historia Mexicana, vol. LX, núm. 2, octubre-diciembre, 2010, El Colegio de México, A.C., p. 742" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Almada Bay, Ignacio. "De regidores porfiristas a presidentes de la República en el periodo revolucionario. Explorando el ascenso y la caída del "sonorismo" en: Historia Mexicana, vol. LX, núm. 2, octubre-diciembre, 2010, El Colegio de México, A.C., p. 766" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Álamos, Sonora, México". Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Estado de Sonora. Álamos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Designan a Everardo Enríquez alcalde interino de Álamos". La Verdad (in Spanish). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "¡Termina licencia! Víctor Balderrama regresa a la alcaldía de Álamos". Meganoticias (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Autoridades electas. Presidencia Municipal de Álamos. Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

Coordinates: 27°01′07″N 108°56′05″W / 27.0185°N 108.9348°W / 27.0185; -108.9348

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[1] "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

[2] "Información sobre Álamos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[3] "Datos generales del municipio de Álamos, Sonora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[4] "INEGi. División municipal. En 2020, Sonora está dividido en 72 municipios. Álamos, 24,976". Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[5] "Municipio de Álamos, Sonora. Cronología de Presidentes Municipales, pp. 6-10" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[6] Almada Bay, Ignacio. "De regidores porfiristas a presidentes de la República en el periodo revolucionario. Explorando el ascenso y la caída del "sonorismo" en: Historia Mexicana, vol. LX, núm. 2, octubre-diciembre, 2010, El Colegio de México, A.C., p. 742" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[7] Almada Bay, Ignacio. "De regidores porfiristas a presidentes de la República en el periodo revolucionario. Explorando el ascenso y la caída del "sonorismo" en: Historia Mexicana, vol. LX, núm. 2, octubre-diciembre, 2010, El Colegio de México, A.C., p. 766" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[8] "Álamos, Sonora, México". Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[9] "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Estado de Sonora. Álamos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[10] "Designan a Everardo Enríquez alcalde interino de Álamos". La Verdad (in Spanish). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[11] "¡Termina licencia! Víctor Balderrama regresa a la alcaldía de Álamos". Meganoticias (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[12] "Autoridades electas. Presidencia Municipal de Álamos. Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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