Benito Juárez is one of the 72
municipalities
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municipio
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s)'' of the
Mexican state of
Sonora. It borders with the municipio of
Cajeme
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. The municipal seat is
Villa Juárez.
History
The region was settled in the 1940s after the construction of the
Angostura Dam and 151 members of the government division of irrigation were given land in the
Mayo Valley in place of what would have been compensation with cash.
In 1943 the ex-employees settled in a place they later appropriately named "Colonia Irrigación" ("Irrigation Colony") and later it became dependent on the town (
comisaría)
Bacobampo until it itself became a town in 1947. In 1957 "Colonia Irrigación" was renamed as
Villa Juárez (after president
Benito Juárez
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). Another settlement in the region was called "Sube y Baja" ("up and down") populated by
indigenous
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inhabitants.
In 1996 the region was incorporated into a municipality with the name of Benito Juárez. Before this time the town was part of
Etchojoa Municipality
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.
Government
The
municipal presidents have been:
*Ernesto Cornejo Valenzuela (2003–2006)
*María Cristina Carvajal Pak (2000–2003)
*Ramón Marquez Vera (1997–2000)
*Luis Herrera Portillo (1994–1997)
External links
*
Benito Juárez, Ayuntamiento Digital''(Official Website of Benito Juárez, Sonora)''
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Municipalities of Sonora