Hermosillo

Hermosillo
Pitic
Ciudad de Hermosillo
City of Hermosillo
Panoramic view of Hermosillo, Judicial Power of the State of Sonora, View of the city, Sculpture, Fountain three boulevard, Hermosillo Tower, Catedral de la Asuncion in Hermosillo, Government Palace of Sonora
Panoramic view of Hermosillo, Judicial Power of the State of Sonora, View of the city, Sculpture, Fountain three boulevard, Hermosillo Tower, Catedral de la Asuncion in Hermosillo, Government Palace of Sonora
Flag of Hermosillo
Official seal of Hermosillo
Official logo of Hermosillo
Nickname: 
"La ciudad del sol" ("The City of the Sun")
Hermosillo is located in Sonora
Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Location in Mexico
Hermosillo is located in Mexico
Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo (Mexico)
Coordinates: 29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W / 29.09889°N 110.95417°W / 29.09889; -110.95417
Country Mexico
State Sonora
MunicipalityHermosillo
FoundedMay 18, 1700
Municipal StatusFebruary 9, 1825
Founded byJuan Bautista de Escalante
Named forJosé María González Hermosillo
Government
 • MayorAntonio Astiazarán Gutiérrez
( PAN)
Area
 • City168.20 km2 (64.94 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • City812,229[1]
 • Metro
884,273[1]
DemonymHermosillense
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$33.4 billion[3]
 • Per capita$36,700
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (No DST observed)
Postal code (of seat)
83000
Area code662
Website(in Spanish) /Official site

Hermosillo (Latin American Spanish: [eɾmoˈsiʝo] ), formerly called Pitic (as in Santísima Trinidad del Pitic and Presidio del Pitic), is a city located in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the municipal seat of the Hermosillo municipality, the state's capital and largest city, as well as the primary economic center for the state and the region.[4] As of 2020, the city has a population of 936,263, making it the 18th largest city in Mexico.[5] The recent increase in the city's population is due to expanded industrialization, especially within the automotive industry.

Hermosillo was ranked as one of the five best cities to live in, in Mexico, as published in the study "The Most Livable Cities of Mexico 2013" 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.

  1. ^ a b "Número de habitantes. Sonora". cuentame.inegi.org.mx. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). tellusant.com. Tellusant, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Sonora Hermosillo" (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  5. ^ INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020."Numero de habitantes Sonora" (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Retrieved February 12, 2022.