Juan José Ríos () is an agricultural city located in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico. It is divided in two municipalities, where its major part is located in Guasave Municipality, and the rest is in Ahome Municipality. It had a population of 27,938 inhabitants (including city's both parts in Guasave and Ahome Municipalities), according to the 2010 census.

History

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Las Vacas (formerly named Juan José Ríos), was founded on 21 September 1938 by presidential decision, by the then President

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. It had an area of 16,420 ha and 179

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; of which 64 were '' ejidatarios''. Between the years of 1946 and 1951 several

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s from

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, 18 de Marzo and San Miguel Zapotitlán towns, Ahome Municipality; and La Louisiana town,

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, requested to the Agricultural Department that they be granted with plots to sow in

Las Vacas. And between the years of 1953 and 1954, Agricultural Department granted all of the 672 people who had requested plots. Several towns in

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and Choix Municipalities were affected when

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Dam construction started. Its construction was divided in two phases: the first one was in the years of 1952 to 1956, and the second one in the years of 1956 to 1964. The affected towns by dam construction in

were: El Mahome, San Felipe, Gipago y Peñasco, Rincón de Sinaloita and Los Mezcales. The affected towns in

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were: El Pajarito, Baca, Caballihuasa, Toro, Picachos and El Sauz. The towns which were affected, their inhabitants were located in different ''ejidos'', as it was in Ejido Las Vacas and its nearby ''ejidos''. On 21 February 1955, by presidential decision, it was approved an urban area construction in Ejido Las Vacas, for all the affected people by the dam construction. On 28 February 1955, the 637 peasants who were evacuated from the 11 ''ejidos'', which would be flooded by

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when the

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dam was closed. Affected people were given a 10 ha plot to sow and another plot for living in Ejido Las Vacas. Also, in Ejido Las Vacas were living the original 64 ''ejidatarios'', they lived in Old Las Vacas, as they named the oldest part of Ejido Las Vacas. However, locating the 1375 ''ejidatarios'' with their families, it needed another presidential decision to locate in 500 ha each ''ejidatario'' giving them a 1,600 m² (40 m x 40 m) plot for living, including as well as streets, schools and other

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s, becoming an urban area, which one were named Juan José Ríos, and it became in a ''sindicatura''. It was the Mexico's biggest

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, it had an area of more than 16,400 ha. Juan José Ríos is named after

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Juan José Ríos, Mexican politician and soldier, during the Mexican Revolution. Engineers who planned the urban area construction selected this name. Also this General was the last owner of this land. On 13 July 1989, the then Governor of Sinaloa

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, made public Sinaloa State Congress approved Juan José Ríos as a city.

Sindicatura

In Sinaloa, Sinaloa State Municipal Organic Law, Chap. I., Art. 6 municipalities are divided into smaller entities named ''sindicaturas'' ( Spanish: sindika'tuɾas), and this one is divided into ''comisarías'' ( Spanish: komisa'ɾi.as). A sindicatura male leader is named ''Síndico'' ( Spanish: 'sindiko) or a female leader is named ''Síndica'' ( Spanish: 'sindika). A comisaría male leader is named ''Comisario'' ( Spanish: komi'saɾjo) or a female leader is named ''Comisaria'' ( Spanish: komi'saɾja). Juan José Ríos ''sindicatura'' is located in northwestern Guasave Municipality. The seat of this ''sindicatura'' is the

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ous city. It has an area of 960.24 ha, it is 27.71% of the total area of Guasave Municipality, that is why it is the second largest ''sindicatura'' of Guasave Municipality, the biggest one is Central Sindicatura of

Guasave Guasave () is a city and the seat of the homonymous municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico, southeast of the city of Los Mochis. It stands at . In the 2010 census, the city reported a popu ...

city. Juan José Ríos ''sindicatura'' is divided into Bachoco and Ejido Campo 38 ''comisarías''.

Municipality

Since a long time ago, Juan José Ríos inhabitants have requested many times of the Sinaloa Government, to create Juan José Ríos Municipality. JJR Municipio

Juan José Ríos Municipality would be formed of: *The present Juan José Ríos ''sindicatura'' * Guasave Municipality localities: **Juan José Ríos **Bachoco **Guayparime **Ejido Héroes Mexicanos **Ejido Treinta y Ocho (Ejido Treinta y Ochito) **Campo Treinta y Ocho **Babujaqui **Poblado El Cerro Cabezón * Ahome Municipality localities: **Juan José Ríos (El Estero) **Bachoco II (El Macochín) **Ejido Cerro Cabezón (El Chorrito) **Lázaro Cárdenas (El Muellecito) **Los Batequis **La Piedrera **El Carricito *

localities: **Ejido Tres Garantías **Agua de las Arenas * Sinaloa Municipality locality: **El Amapal

Administrative divisions

Juan José Ríos Municipality

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would be the

ous city, and it would be organized as: *Central Sindicatura: **Sindicatura

: Juan José Ríos ***Comisarías: ****Ejido Héroes Mexicanos ****Ejido Treinta y Ocho (Ejido Treinta y Ochito) ****Campo Treinta y Ocho ****Ejido Tres Garantías *Bachoco Sindicatura: **Sindicatura

: Bachoco ***Comisarías: ****Poblado El Cerro Cabezón ****Bachoco II (El Macochín) ****Ejido Cerro Cabezón (El Chorrito) ****Lázaro Cárdenas (El Muellecito)

Geography

It located in Northern Sinaloa, in Fort Valley region, 20 km southwards

, 43 km northwards

and 208 km northwards

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, which is Sinaloa state capital. Its

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is 25°45'26

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north and 108°49'18

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west. Its altitude is 12 m above sea level.

Demographics

It had a population of 27,938 inhabitants (including both parts of the city − Guasave and Ahome municipalities); in which 13,761 were males and 14,177 were females, according to the 2010 census.

Climate

Its

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is generally warm and humid. Its average annual temperature is . Its minimum annual temperature is and its maximum annual temperature is , with May to October the hottest season. The average rain precipitation is 382 millimeters annually, with July to October the rainy season.

Education

Universities

* Fort Valley Agriculture Superior School (UAS)

Schools

*Juan José Ríos UAS High School *Cobaes 11 Lic. Alejandro Ríos Espinoza High School *Conalep 117 Juan José Ríos High School

Notable people

Antonio Osuna Antonio Pedro Osuna (born April 12, 1973) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals during his 11-year Major League Ba ...

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* Roberto Osuna,

*Ariel Barreras, singer * Pancho Barraza, singer *Miguel Martínez, actor

References

External links

Juan José Ríos GovernmentGuasave MunicipalityAhome MunicipalityFort Valley Agriculture Superior School (UAS)
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