Empalme (municipality) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico.[1] As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 56,177.[2] The municipal seat is the homonymous city.

Empalme (municipality)
Country Mexico
StateSonora
Population
 (2015)
 • Total56,177
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST)

Government edit

Municipal presidents edit

Municipal president Term Political party Notes
Miguel Verdugo Rojas[3] 1976–1979 PRI  
Marcial Bazúa Vizcarra 1979–1982 PAN  
Ronaldo Camacho Durán 1982–1985 PRI  
Heriberto Lizárraga Zataráin 1985–1988 PRI  
José María Medina Cruz 1988–1991 PRI  
Miguel Gaspar Bojórquez 1991–1994 PRI  
Vladimiro Samaniego Villasana 1994–1997 PRI  
Jesús Ávila Godoy 1997–2000 PRD  
Reynaldo Rodríguez Ortiz 2000–2003 PRD  
Juan Manuel Sauceda Morales 2003–2006 PRD  
Héctor Samuel Rodríguez Sánchez 16-09-2006–15-09-2009 PRI  
Panal  
Alliance PRI Sonora-Panal
Francisco Javier Caraveo Rincón 16-09-2009–15-09-2012 PAN  
Héctor Moisés Laguna Torres 16-09-2012–15-09-2015 PAN  
Carlos Enrique Gómez Cota 16-09-2015–15-09-2018 PRI  
Miguel Francisco Javier Genesta Sesma[4] 16-09-2018–15-09-2021 PT  
Morena  
PES  
Coalition "Together We Will Make History"
Luis Fuentes Aguilar[5] 16-09-2021–15-09-2024 Morena  

References edit

  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Número de habitantes. Sonora". Cuentame.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Sonora. Empalme" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "IEESonora. Integración del Ayuntamiento de Empalme" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Autoridades electas. Presidencia Municipal de Empalme. Luis Fuentes Aguilar" (in Spanish). Instituto Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de Sonora (IEESonora). Elecciones 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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