Hermosillo
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Originally Posted by Wkipedia Hermosillo, formerly named Santísima Trinidad del Pitic (Holy Trinity of Pitic) is the largest city and capital of the Mexican state of Sonora, and is located in the center of the state, 167 miles from the border with the United States.
Hermosillo's origin traces back to 1700, when several villages were founded on lands previously inhabited by Native Americans.
The official foundation of the city comes in 1741 by orders of the Viceroy of New Spain, Pedro de Castro y Figueroa, duque de la Conquista, to create "El presidio de Pitic."
In 1783 it came to be named the Villa de Pitic, but on September 5, 1828, it was renamed Hermosillo in honor of general José María González de Hermosillo who in 1810 fought for the independence of Mexico in the state of Sinaloa[citation needed]. On April 26, 1879, the city was named the capital of Sonora, and that declaration was confirmed in article 28 of the state constitution, written on September 15, 1917.
As of the census of 2005 there were 641,791 people living in the city of Hermosillo and 701,838 people living in the municipality of Hermosillo. It is estimated in 2008 that Hermosillo's population was of 1.09 million people. |
Hermosillo is also knowed bay his inhabitants as the "City of the sun", cause the semidesertic enviroment, the prolongated high temperatures.
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The weather is extremely hot, sometimes exceeding 45 °C (113 °F) in the summer. The record is 48 °C (118 °F),[citation needed] which has been achieved several times, most recently on July 10, 1998.[citation needed] Winter in Hermosillo goes from very cool to cold in January and February, its lowest temperature, −4 °C (24.8 °F), was registered on January 13, 1971.The lowest temperature in 2007 was −2 °C (28.4 °F) in January-December.
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It's a small city, compared witthe rest of the othe capital cities of the northwest of Mèxico, but is constantly growing in infraestructure and people.
Come here, take a cold drink
and enjoy the small city in the sun but with big dreams
8th June 2009, 08:19
Hermosillo: the sun city 
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