Allende Municipality, Chihuahua

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Allende Municipality
Mexico Chihuahua Allende location map.svg
Location of Allende in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 26°56′N105°24′W / 26.933°N 105.400°W / 26.933; -105.400 Coordinates: 26°56′N105°24′W / 26.933°N 105.400°W / 26.933; -105.400
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
StateFlag of Chihuahua.svg  Chihuahua
Founded1826
Named for Ignacio Allende
Seat Valle 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 zone UTC-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.

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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

NamePopulation (2005)
Valle de Allende 3 976
Pueblito de Allende 1 460
Talamantes 496
Colonia Búfalo 307
Total Municipality8,263

Government

Municipal presidents

TermMunicipal presidentPolitical partyNotes
1950-1953 [2] Elio Aranda Caro PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1953-1956Guillermo Máynez A.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1956-1959Jesús José Jiménez G.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1959-1962Humberto Máynez B.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1962-1965Raúl Jaramillo G.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1965-1968Bonifacio Ávalos R.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1968-1971Heriberto Soto RojasPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1971-1974Luis A. Ávalos R.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1974-1977Jesús Francisco VillanuevaPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1977-1980Jesús Armendáriz A.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1980-1983Dionisio Hernández R.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1983-1986Amador PichardoPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1986-1989J. Rosario Arroyo E.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1989-1992Antonio Peralta SalgadoPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1992-1995Silvia E. Villanueva R.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1995-1998Guillermo Muñoz M.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
1998-2001Rosa Paula Mendoza V.PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
2001-2004Jesús Francisco Luján VázquezPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
2004-2007José Luis Prieto Torres PAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg PRD PRD logo without border (Mexico).svg Convergence CON logo (Mexico).svg
2007-2010Mauro Paulo Vázquez RamírezPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg Panal PNA logo (Mexico).svg
2010-2013Jesús Horacio Soto ArmendárizPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg PVEM PVE logo (Mexico).svg
Panal PNA logo (Mexico).svg
2013-2016Gilberto García MendozaPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg PVEM PVE logo (Mexico).svg
Panal PNA logo (Mexico).svg
2016-2018Ramón Eustacio Villegas CastroPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg PVEM PVE logo (Mexico).svg
Panal PNA logo (Mexico).svg
2018-26/04/2021 [3] Blanca Jennyra Figueroa ChávezPAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg MC MC Party (Mexico).svg She applied for temporary leave in order to seek reelection
27/04/2021-07/06/2021Débora ArmendárizPAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg MC MC Party (Mexico).svg Acting municipal president
08/06/2021-2021Blanca Jennyra Figueroa ChávezPAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg MC MC Party (Mexico).svg 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 ArmendárizPRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg He was elected on 06/06/2021

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References

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