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San Luis Río Colorado

Coordinates: 32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W / 32.47667°N 114.76250°W / 32.47667; -114.76250
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San Luis Río Colorado
Parroquia
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Official seal of San Luis Río Colorado
San Luis Río Colorado is located in Sonora
San Luis Río Colorado
San Luis Río Colorado
San Luis Río Colorado is located in Mexico
San Luis Río Colorado
San Luis Río Colorado
Coordinates: 32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W / 32.47667°N 114.76250°W / 32.47667; -114.76250
Country Mexico
StateSonora
Foundation1907
Government
 • TypeAyuntamiento
 • MayorCésar Iván Sandoval Gámez
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total176,685
 • Demonym
San Luisino
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST observed)
Area code653
WebsiteOfficial website

San Luis Río Colorado is a city and also the name of its surrounding municipality in the state of Sonora, Mexico. In the 2020 census, the city had a population of 176,685.[1] The city is the fourth-largest community in the state, and the municipality is also the fourth-largest in terms of population. Lying in the northwestern corner of Sonora, the city marks the state border with Baja California. It also stands on the international border with the United States, adjacent to San Luis, Arizona. It is located about 75 km from Mexicali. The municipality covers an area of 8,412.75 km² (3,248.2 sq mi) in the Sonoran Desert.

History

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Before Spanish colonization, the area now known as San Luis Río Colorado was inhabited by the indigenous people of Halyikwamai who lived in the San Luis Río Colorado region until the mid-19th century, merging with the Maricopa tribe.[2]

San Luis Río Colorado was once an important inland port for steamers traveling the Colorado from the Gulf of California. Since the early 1900s the Colorado has been completely or nearly completely drained for irrigation. The once-formidable Colorado is usually dry or a small stream.

Awarded city status in July 1958, San Luis Río Colorado serves as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city is located on a mesa, characterized by a flat and sandy terrain.

On Easter Sunday 2010, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region. The Sears department store (formerly Dorian's) and 5 schools were destroyed, affecting approximately 30,000 people in the region.

San Luis Río Colorado is home to four regional medium-wave radio broadcast stations, among them 1350 XELBL-AM, all of which are popular long-distance reception targets for medium-wave DX radio enthusiasts.

Josse, a Mexican Latin beat singer recorded a song called "San Luis Río Colorado" as a tribute to the river.

Geography

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Climate

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San Luis Río Colorado has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters; it is one of the hottest and driest cities in Mexico. The record high temperature is 52.0 °C (125.6 °F), recorded on 25 June 1951.[3] The record low temperature is −6.5 °C (20.3 °F), recorded on 2 January 1950.[4]

Climate data for San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora (1951–2010, extremes (1950–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.0
(100.4)
35.0
(95.0)
39.0
(102.2)
42.0
(107.6)
48.0
(118.4)
52.0
(125.6)
51.0
(123.8)
49.5
(121.1)
48.5
(119.3)
48.8
(119.8)
39.6
(103.3)
30.0
(86.0)
52.0
(125.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)
23.3
(73.9)
26.2
(79.2)
30.4
(86.7)
35.3
(95.5)
40.1
(104.2)
42.3
(108.1)
41.3
(106.3)
39.0
(102.2)
32.7
(90.9)
25.4
(77.7)
20.3
(68.5)
31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
15.2
(59.4)
17.8
(64.0)
21.2
(70.2)
25.6
(78.1)
30.3
(86.5)
33.9
(93.0)
33.4
(92.1)
30.6
(87.1)
23.9
(75.0)
17.2
(63.0)
13.1
(55.6)
23.0
(73.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
7.0
(44.6)
9.3
(48.7)
12.1
(53.8)
16.0
(60.8)
20.5
(68.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.5
(77.9)
22.2
(72.0)
15.1
(59.2)
9.0
(48.2)
5.8
(42.4)
14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.0
(32.0)
2.5
(36.5)
5.0
(41.0)
7.5
(45.5)
14.0
(57.2)
13.5
(56.3)
11.0
(51.8)
2.3
(36.1)
−1.0
(30.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
−6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.4
(0.33)
4.4
(0.17)
2.7
(0.11)
1.3
(0.05)
0.2
(0.01)
0.3
(0.01)
4.1
(0.16)
7.3
(0.29)
6.8
(0.27)
3.1
(0.12)
2.8
(0.11)
7.0
(0.28)
48.4
(1.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 6.4
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Mexico's Meteorological Service) [3]

Economy

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Maquila factories in San Luis Río Colorado include TSE Brakes, Daewoo Electronics, Bose, Flextronics, Yazaki, SANA International, and Gaming Partners International.[5]

Transportation

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Border wall between the United States and Mexico in San Luis, Arizona.

San Luis Río Colorado Airport used to be the general aviation airport serving this city until it was demolished in the early 2020s. However, the nearest International airport to San Luis Río Colorado is General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport near Mexicali. San Luis Río Colorado has highway connections to other parts of Mexico (State highway 40 and Mexican Federal Highway 2). There is a border crossing with San Luis, Arizona. Several intercity bus companies (including TUFESA) stop at the San Luis Río Colorado bus station.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Sussman, Naomi (April 2019). "Indigenous Diplomacy and Spanish Mediation in the Lower Colorado-Gila River Region, 1771–1783". Ethnohistory. 66 (2): 329–352. doi:10.1215/00141801-7298819. S2CID 167018422.
  3. ^ a b "Servicio Meteorológico Nacional: Valores normales de 1971–2000 para San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ "DATOS CONTENIDOS EN LA BASE DE DATOS CLIMATOLOGICA". Servicio Meteológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Greater Yuma – Maquila Companies". www.greateryuma.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. ^ Presentan a la 'Dinastía' Paez | dinastía, paez, presentan – Deportes – bajoelsol.com Archived 23 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Bajo la dirección de Ernesto Prieto, Azriel Paez toma a San Luis | san, luis, toma – Deportes – bajoelsol.com Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Jesús Sánchez Player Profile – ESPN FC". ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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