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Hermosilloārmōsē'yō, city (1990 pop. 406,417), capital of Sonora state, NW Mexico, at the entrance to the gorge of the Sonora River. Hermosillo is a transportation, manufacturing, and agricultural center in an irrigated area where cereals and cotton are grown and cattle are raised. Established in 1700 as an indigenous town with a Jesuit missionary, the city was later renamed in honor of the Spanish general José María Gonzalez de Hermosillo.
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Hermosillo, formerly named Santísima Trinidad del 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 is known for its extreme hot weather because it is located in the Sonoran desert. For three months in the year Hermosillo has an average of 40 °C or more, making it one of the hottest cities in Mexico.
Hermosillo is centrally located within the state of Sonora, within several hundred miles of several other major Mexican cities, such as Tijuana and Mexicali, and U.S. cities such as Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.
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- Guaymas
Guaymas, city (1990 pop. 87,484), Sonora state, NW Mexico, on the bay of Guaymas. A port on the Gulf of California, it is also the outlet for Hermosillo. Guaymas stands on a scenic inlet girt ...
- Sonora
Sonora, state (1990 pop. 1,823,606), 70,484 sq mi (182,554 sq km), NW Mexico, on the Gulf of California, S of Arizona. Hermosillo is the capital. Sonora is mostly mountainous, with vast desert...
