Ahome Municipality
Municipio de Ahome | |
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Country | Mexico |
State | Sinaloa |
Seat | Los Mochis |
No. of Sindicaturas | 7 |
Foundation | 1917 |
Government | |
• Municipal president | Manuel Guillermo Moreno |
Area | |
• Total | 4,342.89 km2 (1,676.80 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 416,299 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
Website | Ahome government page |
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; 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 25°33′50″N 108°46′00″W / 25.56389°N 108.76667°W.