Benjamín Hill is the municipal seat of
Benjamín Hill Municipality in the
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of
Sonora
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.
Location
There are municipal boundaries with
Santa Ana in the northeast,
Opodepe
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The main settlement and the municipal seat had a population of 346 in 200
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in the south, and
Trincheras
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in the west. The elevation of the municipal seat is 853 meters above sea level.
Geography and climate
Most of the land is flat, desert land with no permanent water courses. The climate is hot and dry with average summer maximums of 31.6 °C and average winter minimums of 13.8 °C. The average annual temperature is 22.5 °C.
Economy
Agricultural activity is modest with only 747 hectares registered in 2005. The main crops are wheat, corn and grasses for cattle fodder.
There is cattle raising with over 13,000 head counted in 2005. Calves are often exported to the United States of America.
The industrial sector shows potential with several small industries located in an industrial park. Proximity to the important
Federal Highway 15 could stimulate this sector in the future.
History
Benjamín Hill owes its existence to the railroad. In 1939 it was just a ranch called San Fernando when the federal government chose it for the junction of the
Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California
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and the
Ferrocarril Sud-Pacífico railways, which was finished in 1948. It was given municipal status in 1952. The name is derived from
Benjamín Hill, the
Sinaloa
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n military leader whom President
Venustiano Carranza
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appointed
Governor of Sonora
List of governors of the Mexican state of Sonora since 1911:
*2021–present Alfonso Durazo
*2015–2021 Claudia Pavlovich Arellano
*2009–2015 Guillermo Padrés Elías
*2003–2009 Eduardo Bours Castelo
*1997–2003 Ar ...
in 1914.
References
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico
External links
Benjamín Hill, Ayuntamiento Digital''(Official Website of Benjamín Hill, Sonora)''
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Populated places in Sonora
1942 establishments in Mexico