:San Luis Río Colorado

Before Spanish colonization, the area now known as San Luis Río Colorado was inhabited by the indigenous people of Halywamai who lived in the San Luis Río Colorado region until the mid-19th century, merging with the Maricopa tribe.{{cite journal|first=Naomi|last=Sussman|title=Indigenous Diplomacy and Spanish Mediation in the Lower Colorado-Gila River Region, 1771–1783|journal=Ethnohistory|volume=66|issue=2|date=April 2019|pages=329–352|doi=10.1215/00141801-7298819|s2cid=167018422 }}

San Luis Río Colorado was once an important inland port for steamers traveling the Colorado from the Gulf of California. Since the early 1900s the Colorado has been completely or nearly completely drained for irrigation. The once-formidable Colorado is usually dry or a small stream.

Awarded city status in July 1958, San Luis Río Colorado serves as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city is located on a mesa, characterized by a flat and sandy terrain.

On Easter Sunday 2010, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region. The Sears department store (formerly Dorian's) and 5 schools were destroyed, affecting approximately 30,000 people in the region.

San Luis Río Colorado is home to four regional medium-wave radio broadcast stations, among them 1350 XELBL-AM, all of which are popular long-distance reception targets for medium-wave DX radio enthusiasts.

Josse, a Mexican Latin beat singer recorded a song called "San Luis Río Colorado" as a tribute to the river.

San Luis Río Colorado has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters; it is one of the hottest and driest cities in Mexico. The record high temperature is {{convert|52.5|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, recorded on 15 June 1966. The record low temperature is {{convert|−6.5|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, recorded on 2 January 1950.{{cite web|url=http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Diarios/26087.txt |title=DATOS CONTENIDOS EN LA BASE DE DATOS CLIMATOLOGICA |publisher=Servicio Meteológico Nacional |access-date=22 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503131132/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Diarios/26087.txt |archive-date=3 May 2012 }}

{{Weather box|location = San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora (1951–2010, extremes (1950–2010)

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| Jan record high C = 38.0

| Feb record high C = 35.0

| Mar record high C = 39.0

| Apr record high C = 42.0

| May record high C = 48.0

| Jun record high C = 52.5

| Jul record high C = 51.0

| Aug record high C = 49.5

| Sep record high C = 48.5

| Oct record high C = 48.8

| Nov record high C = 39.6

| Dec record high C = 30.0

|year record high C = 52.5

| Jan high C = 20.6

| Feb high C = 23.3

| Mar high C = 26.2

| Apr high C = 30.4

| May high C = 35.3

| Jun high C = 40.1

| Jul high C = 42.3

| Aug high C = 41.3

| Sep high C = 39.0

| Oct high C = 32.7

| Nov high C = 25.4

| Dec high C = 20.3

|year high C = 31.4

| Jan mean C = 13.2

| Feb mean C = 15.2

| Mar mean C = 17.8

| Apr mean C = 21.2

| May mean C = 25.6

| Jun mean C = 30.3

| Jul mean C = 33.9

| Aug mean C = 33.4

| Sep mean C = 30.6

| Oct mean C = 23.9

| Nov mean C = 17.2

| Dec mean C = 13.1

|year mean C = 23.0

| Jan low C = 5.9

| Feb low C = 7.0

| Mar low C = 9.3

| Apr low C = 12.1

| May low C = 16.0

| Jun low C = 20.5

| Jul low C = 25.6

| Aug low C = 25.5

| Sep low C = 22.2

| Oct low C = 15.1

| Nov low C = 9.0

| Dec low C = 5.8

|year low C = 14.5

| Jan record low C = -6.5

| Feb record low C = -3.0

| Mar record low C = 0.0

| Apr record low C = 2.5

| May record low C = 5.0

| Jun record low C = 7.5

| Jul record low C = 14.0

| Aug record low C = 13.5

| Sep record low C = 11.0

| Oct record low C = 2.3

| Nov record low C = -1.0

| Dec record low C = -4.0

|year record low C = -6.5

| Jan precipitation mm = 8.4

| Feb precipitation mm = 4.4

| Mar precipitation mm = 2.7

| Apr precipitation mm = 1.3

| May precipitation mm = 0.2

| Jun precipitation mm = 0.3

| Jul precipitation mm = 4.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 7.3

| Sep precipitation mm = 6.8

| Oct precipitation mm = 3.1

| Nov precipitation mm = 2.8

| Dec precipitation mm = 7.0

|year precipitation mm = 48.4

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 1.1

| Feb precipitation days = 0.7

| Mar precipitation days = 0.6

| Apr precipitation days = 0.3

| May precipitation days = 0.1

| Jun precipitation days = 0.1

| Jul precipitation days = 0.5

| Aug precipitation days = 0.9

| Sep precipitation days = 0.3

| Oct precipitation days = 0.5

| Nov precipitation days = 0.4

| Dec precipitation days = 0.9

|year precipitation days = 6.4

|source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Mexico's Meteorological Service) {{cite web|url=http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL26086.TXT |title=Servicio Meteorológico Nacional: Valores normales de 1971–2000 para San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora |publisher=Servicio Meteológico Nacional |access-date=24 November 2016 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224729/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL26086.TXT |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}

|date=November 2016}}

Maquila factories in San Luis Río Colorado include TSE Brakes, Daewoo Electronics, Bose, Flextronics, Yazaki, SANA International, and Gaming Partners International.{{cite web|url=http://www.greateryuma.org/leading-industries/maquila/major-employers/|title=Greater Yuma – Maquila Companies|website=www.greateryuma.org|access-date=24 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202123258/http://www.greateryuma.org/leading-industries/maquila/major-employers/|archive-date=2 February 2016}}

File:San Luis, Arizona-Border Wall.jpg

San Luis Río Colorado Airport used to be the general aviation airport serving this city until it was demolished in the early 2020s. However, the nearest International airport to San Luis Río Colorado is Mexicali International Airport near Mexicali. San Luis Río Colorado has highway connections to other parts of Mexico (State highway 40 and Mexican Federal Highway 2). There is a border crossing with San Luis, Arizona. Several intercity bus companies (including TUFESA) stop at the San Luis Río Colorado bus station.

• Alfredo Aceves, professional baseball player for the New York Yankees.
• Paty Díaz, telenovela actress.
• Efrain Escudero, MMA fighter for the UFC.
• Jorge Páez, former WBO and IBF Champion.[http://www.bajoelsol.com/articles/dinast%C3%ADa-8056-paez-presentan.html Presentan a la 'Dinastía' Paez | dinastía, paez, presentan – Deportes – bajoelsol.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623055006/http://www.bajoelsol.com/articles/dinast%C3%ADa-8056-paez-presentan.html |date=23 June 2010 }}
• Azriel Páez, undefeated Welterweight prospect and the son of former Champion Jorge Páez.[http://www.bajoelsol.com/articles/san-8190-luis-toma.html Bajo la dirección de Ernesto Prieto, Azriel Paez toma a San Luis | san, luis, toma – Deportes – bajoelsol.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707013707/http://www.bajoelsol.com/articles/san-8190-luis-toma.html |date=7 July 2010 }}
• Carlos Palomino, former WBC Welterweight Champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
• Rogelio Medina, boxing Middleweight contender.
• Ignacio Mondaca Romero, writer, author of Relatos de Ocio among other books.
• Jesús Sánchez García, professional footballer for Club Deportivo Guadalajara.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=149708&cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723004531/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=149708&cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 July 2012|title=Jesús Sánchez Player Profile – ESPN FC|website=ESPN|access-date=24 April 2018}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070316010215/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070527123439/http://www.lacronica.com/EdicionImpresa/Hoy/SanLuis/ La Cronica.com]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.

|North = Yuma County, Arizona

|Northeast = Pima County, Arizona

|East = Plutarco Elías Calles

|Southeast = Puerto Peñasco

|South = Gulf of California

|Southwest =

|West = Mexicali, Baja California

|Northwest = Imperial County, California

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Category:Populated places in Sonora

Category:Populated places in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico

Category:Populated places on the Colorado River

Category:Mexico–United States border crossings