Allende Municipality () is one of 67 municipalities in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, located in the southeastern portion of the state. Valle de Allende is its municipal seat and largest city. Its main claim to fame is the 1969 fall of the Allende meteorite.
Demographics As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,409, up from 8,263 as of 2005.
Localities The municipality had 146 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Valle de Ignacio Allende (4,185), classified as urban, and Pueblito de Allende (1,381), classified as rural.
Towns and villages Name Population (2005) Valle de Allende 3 976 Pueblito de Allende 1 460 Talamantes 496 Colonia Búfalo 307 Total Municipality 8,263
Government Municipal presidents Term Municipal presidentPolitical partyNotes1950–1953 Elio Aranda Caro PRI 1953–1956 Guillermo Máynez A. PRI 1956–1959 Jesús José Jiménez G. PRI 1959–1962 Humberto Máynez B. PRI 1962–1965 Raúl Jaramillo G. PRI 1965–1968 Bonifacio Ávalos R. PRI 1968–1971 Heriberto Soto Rojas PRI 1971–1974 Luis A. Ávalos R. PRI 1974–1977 Jesús Francisco Villanueva PRI 1977–1980 Jesús Armendáriz A. PRI 1980–1983 Dionisio Hernández R. PRI 1983–1986 Amador Pichardo PRI 1986–1989 J. Rosario Arroyo E. PRI 1989–1992 Antonio Peralta Salgado PRI 1992–1995 Silvia E. Villanueva R. PRI 1995–1998 Guillermo Muñoz M. PRI 1998–2001 Rosa Paula Mendoza V. PRI 2001–2004 Jesús Francisco Luján Vázquez PRI 2004–2007 José Luis Prieto Torres PAN PRD Convergence 2007–2010 Mauro Paulo Vázquez Ramírez PRI Panal 2010–2013 Jesús Horacio Soto Armendáriz PRI PVEM Panal 2013–2016 Gilberto García Mendoza PRI PVEM Panal 2016–2018 Ramón Eustacio Villegas Castro PRI PVEM Panal 2018–26/04/2021 Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez PAN MC She applied for temporary leave in order to seek reelection27/04/2021–07/06/2021 Débora Armendáriz PAN MC Acting municipal president08/06/2021–2021 Blanca Jennyra Figueroa Chávez PAN MC She was defeated in the elections of 06/06/2021 when seeking reelection. Resumed office to conclude her triennium2021–2024 Jesús Horacio Soto Armendáriz PRI He was elected on 06/06/20212024– Rafael Payán Morales Morena He was elected on 02/06/2024
References
See also Municipal Government Web Site (Spanish)