Allende Municipality (Spanish: Municipio de Allende) is one of 67 municipalities in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, located in the southeastern portion of the state. Valle de Allende is its municipal seat and largest city. Its main claim to fame is the 1969 fall of the Allende meteorite.
Allende Municipality | |
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![]() Location of Allende in Chihuahua | |
Coordinates: 26°56′N 105°24′W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1826 |
Named for | Ignacio Allende |
Seat | Valle de Allende |
Largest city | Valle de Allende |
Government | |
• Municipal president | Mauro Pablo Vázquez Ramírez (PRI) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,471.3 km2 (954.2 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,409 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Demographics
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,409,[1] up from 8,263 as of 2005.
Localities
The municipality had 146 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Valle de Ignacio Allende (4,185), classified as urban, and Pueblito de Allende (1,381), classified as rural.[1]
Towns and villages
Name | Population (2005) |
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Valle de Allende | 3 976 |
Pueblito de Allende | 1 460 |
Talamantes | 496 |
Colonia Búfalo | 307 |
Total Municipality | 8,263 |
Government
Municipal presidents
Term | Municipal president | Political party | Notes |
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1950-1953[2] | Elio Aranda Caro | PRI ![]() | |
1953-1956 | Guillermo Máynez A. | PRI ![]() | |
1956-1959 | Jesús José Jiménez G. | PRI ![]() | |
1959-1962 | Humberto Máynez B. | PRI ![]() | |
1962-1965 | Raúl Jaramillo G. | PRI ![]() | |
1965-1968 | Bonifacio Ávalos R. | PRI ![]() | |
1968-1971 | Heriberto Soto Rojas | PRI ![]() | |
1971-1974 | Luis A. Ávalos R. | PRI ![]() | |
1974-1977 | Jesús Francisco Villanueva | PRI ![]() | |
1977-1980 | Jesús Armendáriz A. | PRI ![]() | |
1980-1983 | Dionisio Hernández R. | PRI ![]() | |
1983-1986 | Amador Pichardo | PRI ![]() | |
1986-1989 | J. Rosario Arroyo E. | PRI ![]() | |
1989-1992 | Antonio Peralta Salgado | PRI ![]() | |
1992-1995 | Silvia E. Villanueva R. | PRI ![]() | |
1995-1998 | Guillermo Muñoz M. | PRI ![]() | |
1998-2001 | Rosa Paula Mendoza V. | PRI ![]() | |
2001-2004 | Jesús Francisco Luján Vázquez | PRI ![]() | |
2004-2007 | José Luis Prieto Torres | PAN ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
2007-2010 | Mauro Paulo Vázquez Ramírez | PRI ![]() ![]() | |
2010-2013 | Jesús Horacio Soto Armendáriz | PRI ![]() ![]() Panal ![]() | |
2013-2016 | Gilberto García Mendoza | PRI ![]() ![]() Panal ![]() | |
2016-2018 | Ramón Eustacio Villegas Castro | PRI ![]() ![]() Panal ![]() | |
2018-26/04/2021[3] | Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez | PAN ![]() ![]() | She applied for temporary leave in order to seek reelection |
27/04/2021-07/06/2021 | Débora Armendáriz | PAN ![]() ![]() | Acting municipal president |
08/06/2021-2021 | Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez | PAN ![]() ![]() | She was defeated in the elections of 06/06/2021 when seeking reelection. Resumed office to conclude her triennium |
2021-[4][5] | Jesús Horacio Soto Armendáriz | PRI ![]() | He was elected on 06/06/2021 |
References
See also
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