Ahome
municipality in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico
Ahome (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈome]) is a municipality on the coast of the Gulf of California in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, being the westernmost municipality in Sinaloa; it is adjacent to the southern border of Sonora state. It reported 388,344 inhabitants in the 2005 census. Ahome (population 10,840) is also the name of the second-largest community in the municipality. The municipal seat is the port city of Los Mochis, its largest community. It is a commercial corridor to the northwest of the country. It is situated on the Pacific coastal plain, at the entrance of the Gulf of California and lies in the heart of a rich agricultural region, Fort Valley. It stands at .
Major communities
Los Mochis (Municipal seat)
Ahome
Higuera de Zaragoza
Topolobampo
San Miguel Zapotitlán
Political subdivision
Ahome Municipality is subdivided in 7 sindicaturas:
Central-Mochis
Topolobampo
Ahome
Higuera de Zaragoza
El Guayabo
San Miguel
El Carrizo
History
1605 - Jesuit missionaries led by Andrés Pérez de Ribas found Mission Santa María Ahome
1851 - Year of cholera, when the disease claims numerous lives in the region.
1880 - Installation of a sugar refinery, a fundamental pillar of the future city.
1901 - Opening of the Kansas City Mexico & Oriente Railway company in Topolobampo.
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