Hermosillo

Hermosillo
City
Ciudad de Hermosillo
City of Hermosillo
Coat of arms of Hermosillo
Official logo of Hermosillo
Nickname: 
La ciudad del sol
Hermosillo is located in Mexico
Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates (Seat): 29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W / 29.09889°N 110.95417°W / 29.09889; -110.95417
CountryMexico
StateSonora
FoundedMay 18, 1700
Municipal StatusFebruary 9, 1825
Government
 • Municipal PresidentAlejandro López Caballero
( PAN )
Area
 • City15,720.3 km2 (6,069.6 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • City784,342
 • Density49.89/km2 (129.2/sq mi)
DemonymHermosillense
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
Postal code (of seat)
83000
Area code662
HDIIncrease 0.900 Very high
Website(in Spanish) /Official site

Hermosillo (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾmoˈsiʎo] (listenⓘ)) is a city in Sonora, Mexico. It is the capital and main economic center for the state. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has seventy percent of its population.

References

  1. ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Sonora Hermosillo" (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Fundamento: Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipio de)" [Foundation:Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipality of)] (in Spanish). Standard & Poor's. June 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2010.