Hermosillo, Sonora
| City of Hermosillo Ciudad de Hermosillo | |||
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| Nickname: La Ciudad del Sol (The City of the Sun) | |||
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| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Sonora | ||
| Founded | 1741 | ||
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| - Mayor | Ernesto Gandara Camou (  PRI) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 707,890 inh. | ||
| Time zone | Mountain Time (UTC) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Daylight Time does not apply (UTC) | ||
| Website: http://www.hermosillo.gob.mx | |||
Hermosillo is the capital of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is centrally located within the state at and is within several hundred miles of several other major Mexican cities, such as Tijuana and Mexicali, and U.S. cities such as Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. The city's official 2005 census population was 641,791. It is the municipal seat of the surrounding Hermosillo municipality, with a population of 701,838, and a much larger area, the largest in the state and ninth-largest in Mexico at 14,880.2 km² (5,745.3 sq mi) and including the largest island in México Tiburón Island.
Industry is an important part of the city's economy. 114 companies have plants in the city, employing thousands of workers. Ford Motor Company has a plant there, assembling the Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ, and the Mercury Milan. A major expansion of the plant was recently completed. This plant had formerly built the Ford Escort, Mercury Tracer, Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, and other models. The city is served by Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (airport code HMO).
History
Centered on the Plaza Zaragoza, Hermosillo's origin traces back to 1700, when several villages were founded on lands previously inhabited by Native Americans. The official foundation of the city comes in 1741 by orders of the Viceroy of New Spain to create "El presidio de Pitic." In 1783 it came to be named the Villa de Pitic, but on September 5, 1828, it was renamed Hermosillo in honor of general José María González de Hermosillo who in 1810 fought for the independence of Mexico in the state of Sinaloa. On April 26, 1879, the city was named the capital of Sonora, and that declaration was confirmed in article 28 of the state constitution, written on September 15, 1917.
The latter half of the 1800s were turbulent years for the city – on October 14, 1852, Gastón Rousset Boulbón led anti-government fighters to victory against the national army, but soon left the city. On May 4, 1866, republican troops under Ángel Martínez took the city from imperial forces under Jose María Tranquilino Almada. Just a few hours later, however, the imperialists retook the city. Later that year, a similar capturing and recapturing of the city occurred. Even during this time, the city continued developing – on November 4, 1881, a rail line between Hermosillo and the city of Guaymas went into operation, and by the end of the 19th Century, the city had a population of 14,000 and thriving commerce and agriculture.
During the Mexican Revolution, Hermosillo was the capital of Mexico for five months, as it was the location of the meeting of Venustiano Carranza's war cabinet. Later, on November 18, 1915, the city was attacked by revolutionary Francisco Villa, but he was defeated.
Demographics
As of the census of 2005 there were 641,791 people living in the city of Hermosillo and 701,838 people living in the municipality of Hermosillo.
Higher education
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Sonora Norte [1]
- Universidad de Sonora [2]
- Universidad de Hermosillo [3]
- Instituto Tecnologico de Hermosillo [4]
- Universidad Tecnológica de Hermosillo (UTH) [5]
- Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos (CETEC) [6]
- Instituto de Ciencias y Educación Superior [7]
- Universidad del Valle de México [8]
- Universidad Kino [9]
- Centro de Estudios Superiores del Estado de Sonora (CESUES) [10]
- Universidad del Noroeste
- El Colegio de Sonora [11]
- Universidad TecMilenio, Campus Hermosillo
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentos y Desarrollo (CIAD) [12]
- Instituto de Capacitación para el Trabajo de Sonora (ICATSON) [13]
- Colegio Nacional de Capacitación Intensiva (CNCI) [14]
- Senda 2000 [15]
- Universidad del Desarrollo Profesional (UNIDEP) [16]
- Escuela Normal del Estado "Profr. Jesús Manuel Bustamante Mungarro" [17]
- Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica (CONALEP) [18]
Sport
The city's baseball team is the Naranjeros de Hermosillo. The city had an American Basketball Association team, the Hermosillo Seris. On January 26, 2007 the Naranjeros won their 14th title in history, the team with the most titles in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP).
Notable people
- Erubiel Durazo. Professional Baseball Player.
- Elmer Dessens. Relief pitcher was currently playing for the Colorado Rockies.
- Yuridia. Mexican singer.
- Yahir. Singer, actor.
- Elsa Benítez. Supermodel.
- Bill Melendez, animator
Sister cities
Hermosillo has two sister cities:[1]
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Irvine, California, USA
References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Sonora Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
- Sister Cities information obtained from the Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI)." Retrieved on June 10, 2006.
External links
- (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Hermosillo Official website
- (Spanish) Instituciones de Educación Superior Official website
- Hermosillo tourist information, Sonora State Government Official website
- CityMayors' profile of Hermosillo mayor
- Hermosillo, Sonora is at coordinates Coordinates:
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Hermosillo". Image Credit.
