Álamos is a municipality in south-western Sonora, Mexico. It includes the town of Álamos.

It is one of the 72 municipalities of the state of Sonora, located in the southeastern part of the state. Its municipal seat is the Magical Town of Álamos. Other important localities are: San Bernardo, El Mocúzarit (Conicárit), Los Tanques, among others. There are also a number of communities with the presence of Guarijíos and Mayos indigenous peoples, such as Mesa Colorada, Guajaray, Bavícora, El Paso, and Basiroa.

It was decreed an independent municipality in 1813, at the same time as another large number of municipalities, in the first political division of Sonora as a state, through the Spanish Constitution of Cádiz. At that time the municipality ceased to be part of the province of Sinaloa. According to the Population and Housing Census 2020 carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the municipality has a total population of 24,976 inhabitants, has an area of 6,426.22 km2, being the sixth largest municipality in Sonora. Like most municipalities in the state, the name was given by its municipal seat. Its Gross Domestic Product per capita is US$6,800 and its Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.7560.

Government Municipal presidents Term Municipal president Political partyNotes1857–1858 Bartolomé Eligio Almada Salido One-year terms, up until 19251858–1859 Antonio Benigno Almada 1859–1860 Mateo Ortiz 1860–1861 Vicente Ortiz 1861–1862 Francisco Obregón Gómez 1862–1863 Ignacio de S. Palomares Campoy 1863–1864 Ignacio de S. Palomares Campoy 1864–1865 Carlos E. Gaxiola 1865–1866 Carlos E. Gaxiola 1866–1867 Ramón Salazar 1867–1868 Eugenio Ortiz 1868–1869 Manuel Moreno 1869–1870 Jesús Antonio Almada 1870–1871 Bartolomé Eligio Almada Salido 1871–1872 Quirino Corbalá 1872–1873 Severiano Talamante 1873–1874 Antonio Goycolea 1874–1875 Quirino Corbalá 1875–1876 Francisco Salido 1876–1877 Rafael Acuña 1877–1878 Quirino Corbalá 1878–1879 Quirino Corbalá 1879–1880 Quirino Corbalá 1880–1881 Quirino Corbalá 1881–1882 Tranquilino Otero 1882–1883 Quirino Corbalá 1883–1884 Quirino Corbalá 1884–1885 Quirino Corbalá 1885–1886 Antonio Goycolea 1886–1887 Quirino Corbalá 1887–1888 Quirino Corbalá 1888–1889 Ángel Almada 1889–1890 Quirino Corbalá 1890–1891 Pedro S. Salazar 1891–1892 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1892–1893 Quirino Corbalá 1893–1894 Quirino Corbalá 1894–1895 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1895–1896 Ángel Almada 1896–1897 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1897–1898 Manuel Salazar y Perrón 1898–1899 Ángel Almada 1899–1900 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1900–1901 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1901–1902 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1902–1903 Tranquilino Otero 1903–1904 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1904–1905 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1905–1906 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1906–1907 Pedro S. Salazar 1907–1908 Alfredo J. Almada 1908–1909 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1909–1910 Ignacio Lorenzo Almada 1910–1910 Alfredo J. Almada When the Mexican Revolution broke out, this City Council was removed from office1910–1911 Antonio Goycolea 1911–1911 Joaquín S. Urrea The elections were annulled1911–1912 Rómulo Salido This City Council replaced the previous one after the cancellation of elections1912–1912 Miguel C. Urrea The elections were annulled1912–1913 Antonio G. Ávila This City Council replaced the previous one after the cancellation of elections1913–1914 Alfonso Goycolea 1914–1915 Gabriel Rascón 1915–1916 Rómulo Salido 1916–1917 Enrique M. Rochín 1917–1918 Rudecindo Valenzuela 1918–1919 Ramón M. Salazar 1919–1920 José Tirado 1920–1921 Rudecindo Valenzuela 1921–1922 Carlos G. Salido 1922–1923 Ramón M. Salazar 1923–1924 Hilario Palomares 1924–1925 Leopoldo Acosta End of one-year terms1925–1927 Rafael S. Corbalá First biennium1927–1929 Miguel S. Urrea 1929–1931 Rudecindo Valenzuela PNR 1931–1933 Luis Urrea PNR 1933–1935 Jesús Peral PNR 1935–17-08-1936 Manuel S. Corbalá PNR The Congress of the Union disappeared the Powers of the State of Sonora, and this City Council ceased its functions18-08–1936-23-11-1936 Octaviano Carbajal PNR Acting municipal president23-11-1936–23-02-1937 Carlos G. García PNR Acting municipal president23-02-1937–15-09-1937 Alfonso Lara PNR Acting municipal president1937–1939 José María Palomares PNR 1939–1941 Carlos G. García PRM 1941–1943 Leopoldo Acosta PRM Last biennium1943–1946 Juan de Dios Urrea PRM First triennium1946–1949 Marcelino Valenzuela PRI 1949–1952 Martín B. Salido PRI 1952–1955 Raymundo M. Robles PRI 1955–1958 Maximiliano Couvillier Atondo PRI 1958–1961 Marcelino Valenzuela Bustillos PRI 1961–1964 Lauro Franco Franco PRI 1964–1967 Diódoro Valenzuela Piña PRI 1967–1970 Baldomero Corral Álvarez PRI 1970–1973 Rosendo Venegas Reyes PRI 1973–1976 José Reyes Amarillas PRI 1976–1979 José de Jesús Gil Vega PRI 1979–1982 Darío Villarreal Valenzuela PRI 1982–1985 Humberto R. Franco Terán PRI 1985–1988 Miguel H. Ruiz Arzaga PRI 1988–1991 Enrique Ibarra Álvarez PRI 1991–1994 Jesús Baldomero Corral Valenzuela PRI 1994–1997 Alfonso Valenzuela Salido PRI 1997–2000 Humberto Arana Murillo PRI 2000–2003 José de Jesús Carballo Mendívil PRI 2003–2006 David Ramón Corral Valenzuela PRI 16-09-2006–15-09-2009 Ruth Acuña Rascón PRI 16-09-2009–15-09-2012 Joaquín Navarro Quijada PAN 16-09-2012–15-09-2015 José Benjamín Anaya Rosas PRI PVEM 16-09-2015–15-09-2018 Axel Omar Salas Hernández PRI PVEM 16-09-2018–22-04-2021 Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas PRI PVEM Panal Coalition "For an Honest and Effective Government". He applied for a temporary leave, to run for reelection in the elections of 06-06-202122-04-2021–15-06-2021 Everardo Enríquez Parra PRI PVEM Panal Coalition "For an Honest and Effective Government". Acting municipal president16-06-2021–15-09-2021 Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas PRI PVEM Panal Coalition "For an Honest and Effective Government". Resumed office at the end of his temporary leave16-09-2021–15-09-2024 Víctor Manuel Balderrama Cárdenas PAN PRI PRD Coalition "It Goes for Sonora". He was reelected on 06-06-202116-09-2024– Samuel Borbón Lara Morena PVEM PT Panal Sonora PES Sonora

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