San Ignacio Río Muerto Municipality

San Ignacio Río Muerto Municipality
Municipality
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (No DST)

San Ignacio Río Muerto Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in north-western Mexico.[1]

Area and population

The municipal area is 1,144.00 km^2 with a population of 13,692 registered in 2000. [1] The population of the municipal seat was 6,937 in 2000. It is located at an elevation that varies between 0 and 50 meters.

Neighboring Municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are:

• Guaymas—north
• Bácum—north and east

Its western and southeastern boundaries are with the Gulf of California.

History

The municipality was created in 1996.

References

1. "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.

27.3734°N 110.2615°W / 27.3734; -110.2615