Huatabampo () is a

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Huatabampo Municipality Huatabampo is a municipality in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico, being the southernmost municipality in Sonora. As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 80,524. The municipal seat is the city of Huatabampo Huatabampo () ...

in the

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Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...

, in northwestern

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. It is situated on the

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, near the mouth of the Mayo River. It is located at latitude . Huatabampo is southwest of

Navojoa Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of the state. The city is the administrative seat of Navojoa Municipality, located in the Mayo River (Mexico), ...

via

Sonora State Highway 56 Sonora State Highway 56 (Carretera Estatal 56) is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora. It runs from the junction with Sonora State Highway 149 and Highway to Bacobampo to Huatabampo. References {{Reflist 056 56 may refer to: ...

and Sonora State Highway 149.

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can be accessed via

Sonora State Highway 176 Sonora State Highway 176 (Carretera Estatal 176) is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora. It runs from Huatabampo to the junction with Mexican Federal Highway 15. References {{Reflist 176 Year 176 ( CLXXVI) was a leap yea ...

. It is notable as the home of revolutionary general

Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 19 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) was a Mexican general, inventor and politician who served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. Obregón was re-elected to the presidency in 1928 but was assassinated b ...

, a successful chickpea farmer before the

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, and now his burial site.

Etymology

The name Huatabampo is from the local

Mayo language Mayo is an Uto-Aztecan language. It is spoken by about 40,000 people, the Mexican Mayo or ''Yoreme'' Indians, who live in the South of the Mexican state of Sonora and in the North of the neighboring state of Sinaloa. Under the General Law of ...

: "Huata" (Willow) + "Bampo" (Water), or "Willow in/near the Water". Huatabampo is also known as "Tierra de Generales" (Land of Generals) since during the

(1910–1917) several high-ranking revolutionary generals emerged from the town. Among them is

(1880–1928), who was born in

, but lived for many years in Huatabampo, the only undefeated general in the war. He was elected President of the Mexican Republic (1920–1924) after the war, being an important link between the war-devastated country and the first stages of political, economical and social development. He was assassinated in 1928 after his election to a second term, before he could take office. He is buried in the old local cemetery. Other generals from the area were General José Tiburcio Otero Toledo (1834–1900), a famous military and a governor of Sonora, and General Ignacio Otero Pablos (1896–1970), who was Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Venezuela and also a candidate for

governor of Sonora List of governors of the Mexican state of Sonora since 1911: *2021–present Alfonso Durazo Morena (political party), MORENA *2015–2021 Claudia Pavlovich Arellano Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI *2009–2015 Guillermo Padré ...

Demographics

The population was 74,533 in 2005, with 29,789 inhabitants living in the municipal seat. Other towns are Ejido la Unión,

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, Sahuaral de Otero, Etchoropo, Huatabampito, Moroncarit, Agiabampo, Estación Luis,

Las Bocas Las Bocas is a minor archaeological site in the Mexican state of Puebla, whose name has become attached, often erroneously, to a wide-ranging type of Olmec-style figurines and pottery. The Las Bocas site, part of the Balsas River basin, was hea ...

, El Caro, Citavaro, Pozo Dulce, and El Júpare. As of 2005 the

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for the municipality of Huatabampo was $5,984 and the

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was 0.8002.

Economy

Huatabampo is a major

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producer for the area, its produce includes

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s as well as assorted

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and

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crops. Cattle and swine raising is also very important. Since Huatabampo has of coastline, fishing plays a major role in the economy. There are over 3,000 registered fishermen and around 20 open sea trawlers, in addition to almost 1,000 small boats. Shrimp raising has also become a major industry in recent years. In 2000 there were 8 industries for industrialization of sardines, crab, and shrimp. The production of fish oil and fish flour is also important.

Tourism

The city attracts a considerable number of

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, primarily from the

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, due to its

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es and

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. Huatabampo is home to the Museum of

at the house of the revolutionary general and President of Mexico. His tomb is in the Old Cemetery.

Notable residents

* General Ignacio Otero Pablos *José Tiburcio Otero Toledo *

José Luis Ramírez José Luis Ramírez (born December 3, 1958) is a Mexican former professional boxer who was a two-time World Lightweight Champion. His most notable fights include two fights each with Edwin Rosario and Pernell Whitaker as well as fights against ...

* Fernando Salas * Baldomero "Mel" Almada * Mario Almada * Fernando Almada * Daniel Duarte (baseball)

External links

Huatabampo, Ayuntamiento Digital
''(Official Website of Huatabampo, Sonora)''

References

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
(

INAFED The Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (''National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development'', better known by the acronym INAFED) is a decentralised agency of the Mexican federal government. It has respon ...

)
INEGIThe official site of Huatabampo
With pictures and information *
Wikimapia satellite viewMap of Sonora
{{Sonora Populated places in Sonora