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

NamePopulation (2005)
Valle de Allende3 976
Pueblito de Allende1 460
Talamantes496
Colonia Búfalo307
Total Municipality8,263

Government

Municipal presidents

Term Municipal president Political party Notes
1950-1953[2]Elio Aranda CaroPRI
1953-1956Guillermo Máynez A.PRI
1956-1959Jesús José Jiménez G.PRI
1959-1962Humberto Máynez B.PRI
1962-1965Raúl Jaramillo G.PRI
1965-1968Bonifacio Ávalos R.PRI
1968-1971Heriberto Soto RojasPRI
1971-1974Luis A. Ávalos R.PRI
1974-1977Jesús Francisco VillanuevaPRI
1977-1980Jesús Armendáriz A.PRI
1980-1983Dionisio Hernández R.PRI
1983-1986Amador PichardoPRI
1986-1989J. Rosario Arroyo E.PRI
1989-1992Antonio Peralta SalgadoPRI
1992-1995Silvia E. Villanueva R.PRI
1995-1998Guillermo Muñoz M.PRI
1998-2001Rosa Paula Mendoza V.PRI
2001-2004Jesús Francisco Luján VázquezPRI
2004-2007José Luis Prieto TorresPAN PRD Convergence
2007-2010Mauro Paulo Vázquez RamírezPRI Panal
2010-2013Jesús Horacio Soto ArmendárizPRI PVEM
Panal
2013-2016Gilberto García MendozaPRI PVEM
Panal
2016-2018Ramón Eustacio Villegas CastroPRI PVEM
Panal
2018-26/04/2021[3]Blanca Jennyra Figueroa ChávezPAN MC She applied for temporary leave in order to seek reelection
27/04/2021-07/06/2021Débora ArmendárizPAN MC Acting municipal president
08/06/2021-2021Blanca Jennyra Figueroa ChávezPAN 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 ArmendárizPRI He was elected on 06/06/2021

References

  1. 1 2 "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.

See also

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