Hermosillo

Hermosillo
Hermosillo
City
	Ciudad de Hermosillo; City of Hermosillo
	Coat of arms Logo
	Nickname(s): La ciudad del sol
	Hermosillo Location in Mexico
	Coordinates (Seat): 29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora
Founded	May 18, 1700
Municipal Status	February 9, 1825
Government
• Municipal President	Alejandro López Caballero; ( PAN )
Area
• City	15,720.3 km2 (6,069.6 sq mi)
Elevation (of seat)	210 m (690 ft)
Population (2010)
• City	784,342
• Density	49.89/km2 (129.2/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Hermosillense
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
Postal code (of seat)	83000
Area code(s)	662
HDI	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.[1] It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has seventy percent of its population.[2]

References

"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.
"Fundamento: Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipio de)" [Foundation:Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipality of)] (in Spanish). Standard & Poor's. June 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2010.

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[encmuc-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.

[stanpoor-2] "Fundamento: Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipio de)" [Foundation:Hermosillo, Sonora (Municipality of)] (in Spanish). Standard & Poor's. June 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2010.