San Luis Río Colorado is a municipality in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico, being the northwesternmost municipality in Sonora and covering an area of 8412.75 km2.

The municipality is the location of the city of San Luis Rio Colorado (its municipal seat), 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 Yuma County, Arizona — north Municipality of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora — east Municipality of Mexicali and Colorado River, Baja California — west Gulf of California (Sea of Cortes) — south

Populated places The largest cities, towns, and villages within the municipality include: Name 2020 Census Population San Luis Río Colorado 176,685 5,970 4,618 2,332 Estación Riíto 1,413 1,217 Total Municipality 199,021

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:

Name founded abandoned Notes Colonia Lerdo 1870s 1900s Agricultural settlement Gridiron 1854 1879 Colorado River steamboat landing Hualapai Smith's 1860s 1879 Colorado River steamboat landing Lerdo Landing 1870s 1900s Colorado River landing for Colonia Lerdo Ogden's Landing 1854 1879 Colorado River steamboat landing Port Famine 1854 1879 Colorado River steamboat landing Port Isabel 1864 1879 Colorado River steamboat landing and Pacific Ocean seaport

History The first vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico arrived for medical personal on January 13, 2021.

Eleven people were arrested for possession of weapons reserved for the military on March 13, 2021.

Government Municipal presidents Municipal president Term Political party NotesFélix M. Contreras1939–1941PRM Carlos Encinas1941–1943PRM Alberto Veytia Ponce1943–1946PRM Heriberto R. Silva1946–1949PRI Refugio del Río Sáenz1949–1952PRI Isidro Parra Olguín1952–1955PRI Eulogio Medina Hoyos1955–1958PRI Mario Morúa Johnson1958–1961PRI Carlos Rodríguez Araiza1961PRI Acting municipal presidentManuel Parra Peralta1961–1964PRI Carlos Rodríguez Araiza1964–1967PRI Rafael Loya Castro1967–1970PRI Jorge Flores Valdez1970–1973PRI Rubén Payán Serrano1973–1976PRI Ignacio Guzmán Gómez1976–1979PRI Rodolfo Rogel Villa1979–1982PRI Fausto Ochoa Medina1982–1985PAN Sergio Miguel García Íñiguez1985–1988PRI José Jesús Bustamante Salcido1988–1991PRI Gilberto Madrid Navarro1991–1994PRI Jorge Figueroa González1994–1997PAN 1997–2000PAN José Enrique Reina Lizárraga2000–2003PAN José Inés Palafox Núñez2003–2006PAN Héctor Rubén Espino Santana2006–2009PAN Manuel de Jesús Baldenebro Arredondo2009–2012PRI Leonardo Guillén Medina2012–2015PAN José Enrique Reina Lizárraga2015–2018PAN Santos González Yescas2018–2021PT Morena PES Coalition "Together We Will Make History"Santos González Yescas2021–2024Morena Was reelected on 06/06/2021César Iván Sandoval Gámez2024–Morena PVEM PT PNA Sonora PES Sonora

See also

Alto Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve

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