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Hermosillo
Sonora, Mexico · North America
About Hermosillo
Hermosillo sits on the route: 15 minutes from La Victoria.
Hermosillo is in Sonora, Mexico, with about 810,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Victoria, about 8 km away.
Hermosillo (Latin American Spanish: [eɾmoˈsiʝo] ), formerly called Pitic (as in Santísima Trinidad del Pitic and Presidio del Pitic), is the capital and largest city of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, and the municipal seat of the municipality of Hermosillo. It also is the primary economic center for theRead more
state and the region. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 936,263, making it the 18th largest city in Mexico. The recent increase in the city's population is due to expanded industrialization, especially within the automotive industry.
In 2013 and 2018, Hermosillo was ranked as one of the top cities in Mexico for quality of life by the Strategic Communications Cabinet of the Mexican Federal Government.
Hermosillo was also ranked in 2016 as the seventh most competitive city in the country according to the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), based on factors such as its economic diversification, geographical location, access to education, government, innovation and international relations. The major manufacturing sector has been the production of automobiles since the 1980s. It is one of the richest cities in Mexico by GDP per capita.
Hermosillo has a subtropical hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures have been as high as 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) in the summer months, making it one of the hottest cities in the country.
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Hermosillo is in Sonora, Mexico, about 8 km from La Victoria.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 812,229
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Sonora
- Timezone
- America/Hermosillo
- Coordinates
- 29.0887, -110.9668
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