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Huatabampo
Huatabampo () is a city in Huatabampo Municipality in the state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. It is situated on the Gulf of California, near the mouth of the Mayo River. It is located at latitude . Huatabampo is southwest of Navojoa via Sonora State Highway 56 and Sonora State Highway 149. Mexican Federal Highway 15 can be accessed via Sonora State Highway 176. It is notable as the home of revolutionary general Álvaro Obregón, a successful chickpea farmer before the Mexican Revolution, and now his burial site.
Key facts
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- Huatabampo
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- Tierra de generales
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- Mexico Sonora#Mexico
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- Country
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- State
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- Sonora
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- Municipality
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- Huatabampo
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- Municipal president
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- Juan Jesús Flores Mendoza 35px|link=Morena (political party) Morena
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- 2005
Article
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- Etymology
- Demographics
- Economy
- Tourism
- Notable residents
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Huatabampo () is a city in Huatabampo Municipality in the state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. It is situated on the Gulf of California, near the mouth of the Mayo River. It is located at latitude . Huatabampo is southwest of Navojoa via Sonora State Highway 56 and Sonora State Highway 149. Mexican Federal Highway 15 can be accessed via Sonora State Highway 176. It is notable as the home of revolutionary general Álvaro Obregón, a successful chickpea farmer before the Mexican Revolution, and now his burial site.
==Etymology== The name Huatabampo is from the local Mayo language: "Huata" (Willow) + "Bampo" (Water), or "Willow in/near the Water".