Allende Municipality, Chihuahua

Allende Municipality
Municipality
Location of Allende in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 26°56′N 105°24′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Founded	1826
Named for	Ignacio Allende
Seat	Valle de Allende
Largest city	Valle de Allende
Government
• Municipal president	Mauro Pablo Vázquez Ramírez (PRI)
Area
• Total	2,471.3 km^2 (954.2 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	8,409
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.

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

Name	Population (2005)
Valle de Allende	3 976
Pueblito de Allende	1 460
Talamantes	496
Colonia Búfalo	307
Total Municipality	8,263

Government

Municipal presidents

Term	Municipal president	Political party	Notes
1950–1953[2][3]	Elio Aranda Caro	PRI
1953–1956	Guillermo Máynez A.	PRI
1956–1959	Jesús José Jiménez G.	PRI
1959–1962	Humberto Máynez B.	PRI
1962–1965	Raúl Jaramillo G.	PRI
1965–1968	Bonifacio Ávalos R.	PRI
1968–1971	Heriberto Soto Rojas	PRI
1971–1974	Luis A. Ávalos R.	PRI
1974–1977	Jesús Francisco Villanueva	PRI
1977–1980	Jesús Armendáriz A.	PRI
1980–1983	Dionisio Hernández R.	PRI
1983–1986	Amador Pichardo	PRI
1986–1989	J. Rosario Arroyo E.	PRI
1989–1992	Antonio Peralta Salgado	PRI
1992–1995	Silvia E. Villanueva R.	PRI
1995–1998	Guillermo Muñoz M.	PRI
1998–2001	Rosa Paula Mendoza V.	PRI
2001–2004	Jesús Francisco Luján Vázquez	PRI
2004–2007	José Luis Prieto Torres	PAN PRD Convergence
2007–2010	Mauro Paulo Vázquez Ramírez	PRI Panal
2010–2013	Jesús Horacio Soto Armendáriz	PRI PVEM Panal
2013–2016	Gilberto García Mendoza	PRI PVEM Panal
2016–2018	Ramón Eustacio Villegas Castro	PRI PVEM Panal
2018–26/04/2021[4]	Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez	PAN MC	She applied for temporary leave in order to seek reelection
27/04/2021–07/06/2021	Débora Armendáriz	PAN MC	Acting municipal president
08/06/2021–2021	Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez	PAN MC	She was defeated in the elections of 06/06/2021 when seeking reelection. Resumed office to conclude her triennium
2021–2024[5][6]	Jesús Horacio Soto Armendáriz	PRI	He was elected on 06/06/2021
2024–[7]	Rafael Payán Morales	Morena	He was elected on 02/06/2024

References

1. "Allende". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Allende" (in Spanish). Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
3. "National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development (Inafed). On the left column, please click on "Información Histórica". Then, from the drop-down menu, select "Presidentes Municipales". Search for the state or federal entity and then the desired municipality. Estado de Chihuahua. Allende" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
4. "Solicita licencia Jenny Figueroa como alcaldesa de Allende". El Sol de Parral (in Spanish). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
5. "Resultados Elecciones 2021: El PRI mantiene dominio en municipios de Chihuahua". Alcaldes de México (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
6. "Cómputos Electorales 2021. Elecciones Estatales de Chihuahua" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
7. "Cómputos Electorales 2024. Elecciones Estatales de Chihuahua. Ayuntamientos. Allende. Morena: 2101 votos. Fuerza y Corazón por México [Strength and Heart for Mexico] (PAN, PRI, PRD): 2091 votos. PT [Labor Party]: 367 votos. MC [Citizens' Movement]: 107 votos. Partido México Republicano [Mexican Republican Party]: 29 votos. Partido Pueblo [People's Party]: 28 votos" (in Spanish). Instituto Estatal Electoral de Chihuahua. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

See also

• Municipal Government Web Site (Spanish)