Allende Municipality
Municipality
Location of Allende in Chihuahua
Location of Allende in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 26°56′N 105°24′W / 26.933°N 105.400°W / 26.933; -105.400
Country Mexico
State Chihuahua
Founded1826
Named forIgnacio Allende
SeatValle de Allende
Largest cityValle de Allende
Government
 • Municipal presidentMauro Pablo Vázquez Ramírez (PRI)
Area
 • Total2,471.3 km2 (954.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,409
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)

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.

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)
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
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 PRD Convergence
2007-2010 Mauro Paulo Vázquez Ramírez PRI Panal
2010-2013 Jesús Horacio Soto Armendáriz PRI PVEM
Panal
2013-2016 Gilberto García Mendoza PRI PVEM
Panal
2016-2018 Ramón Eustacio Villegas Castro PRI PVEM
Panal
2018-26/04/2021[3] Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez PAN MC She applied for temporary leave in order to seek reelection
27/04/2021-07/06/2021 Débora Armendáriz PAN MC Acting municipal president
08/06/2021-2021 Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez PAN MC 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

  1. ^ a b "Allende". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Chihuahua. Allende" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Solicita licencia Jenny Figueroa como alcaldesa de Allende". El Sol de Parral (in Spanish). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Resultados Elecciones 2021: El PRI mantiene dominio en municipios de Chihuahua". Alcaldes de México (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Cómputos Electorales 2021. Elecciones Estatales de Chihuahua" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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