Magdalena is a municipality in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. In the 2020 Census, the municipality reported a total population of 33,049, up by 11.2% from the 2010 result.
The municipal seat is the town of Magdalena de Kino. It is a selected Pueblo Mágico for its scenic historical qualities.
The tomb of Spanish colonial missionary Eusebio Kino is located here.
Geography It is located in the northern part of the State of Sonora, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of the border with the United States; its extreme coordinates are 30° 26'- 31° 06' North latitude and 110° 44'- 111° 18' West longitude, its altitude fluctuates between a minimum of 1640 feet above sea level (500 meters asl) and a maximum of 6890 feet asl (2100 meters asl). The municipality has an area of 563.8 square miles (1,460.23 square kilometers) that represent 3% of the total area of Sonora.
It is bordered to the North by the municipality of Nogales, to the South by the municipality of Santa Ana (Sonora), to the East by the municipality of Ímuris and the municipality of Cucurpe, and to the West by the municipalities of Tubutama and Sáric.
Government Municipal presidents Municipal president Term Political party NotesEnrique Campbell Noriega1915–1917Enrique Woolfolk1927Juan Irigoyen Monroy1934–1935PNR Ignacio Hopkins Serrano1937–1939PNR Roberto Urías G.1939–1941PRM Enrique C. Félix1941–1943PRM Lauro Grijalva López1943–1946PRM Vicente Terán Carrillo1946–1949PRI Arturo Moreno Federico1949–1952PRI Arturo Fernando Félix1952–1955PRI Luis E. Donnadieu1955–1958PRI Arturo Soto Maldonado1958–1961PRI Álvaro Trelles Serna1961–1964PRI Gerardo G. Nava1964–1967PRI Manuel Félix Castro1967–1970PRI Luis Gallardo Valenzuela1970–1973PRI Alicia Arellano Tapia1973–1976PRI José de Jesús Rochín Durazo1976–1978PRI Roberto Terán Woolfolk1978–1979PRI Trinidad del Villar del C.1979–1982PRI Luis Colosio Fernández1982–1985PRI Zarina Fernández Moreno1985–1988PRI Gilberto Jayassi Parra1988–1991PRI Alejandro Soto Bastián1991–1994PRI Severino Colosio Fernández1994–1997PRI Mario Rochín Durazo1997–2000PRI Luis Norberto Fernández Riesgo2000–2003PAN Luis Alfonso Robles Contreras16-09-2003–15-09-2006PRI Adriana Hoyos Rodríguez16-09-2006–15-09-2009PRI Panal Alliance PRI Sonora-PanalLuis Melecio Chavarín Gaxiola16-09-2009–15-09-2012PRI PVEM Panal Jesús Rodolfo Martínez Leal16/09-2012–15-09-2015PAN Panal Luis Alfonso Robles Contreras16-09-2015–15-09-2018PRI PVEM Panal Coalition "For an Honest and Effective Government"Francisco Javier Zepeda Munro16-09-2018–15-09-2021PAN PRD Omar Ortez Guerrero16-09-2021–Magdalena Libre e IndependienteFrancisco Arturo Duarte Valdez16-09-2024–PAN PRI PRD
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