Northeast Hermosillo

Northeast Hermosillo
Noreste de Hermosillo
Unincorporated area
Northeast Hermosillo

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 29°07′36″N 110°57′05″W / 29.12667°N 110.95139°W / 29.12667; -110.95139Coordinates: 29°07′36″N 110°57′05″W / 29.12667°N 110.95139°W / 29.12667; -110.95139
Country  Mexico
State Sonora
Municipal Status 1825
Government
  Municipal President Alejandro Lopez Caballero
( PAN)
  Deputy Carlos Rodríguez Freaner (PVEM)[1]
Area
  Total 9,661.62 km2 (3,730.37 sq mi)
Elevation (of seat) 276 m (906 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 160,862
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
Postal code (of seat) ?
Area code(s) 662
Website (Spanish) /Official site
References: http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sonora/gobi.htm

Northeast Hermosillo, also called El Noreste, Morelos and Gringorelos, is an unincorporated area in the Sonoran capital of Hermosillo. Its borders can be defined where the roads Reforma and Kino join, and so included some recognized neighborhoods such as Misión del Sol, Balderrama, Modelo, Pitic and La Joya. But also including several residential developments, which had a boom in residential developments in Hermosillo. Commercial centers are mostly found along major important roads like Blvd. Progreso, Blvd. Morelos and Blvd. Kino. Their development is such that many American franchises have invested in these centers, and often people call this zone the "Gringorelos", a portmanteau of Gringo and Blvd. Morelos.

City

This sector of Hermosillo has minor attractions but has major agglomeration of businesses and stores. Since both north entrances are in this sector, it receives tourists from various places in the United States and even from Canada in winter season. Therefore, hotels and commercial services and stores are concentrated in Blvd. Morelos and Kino. Torre Hermosillo is located in Blvd. Kino.

Economy

This sector main economic activity is trading, since no factories are located here, just stores. This sector not only works for itself, but it also does for the rest of the city.

Higher education

Transportation

The Mexican Federal Highway 15 crosses the city where it is called Blvd. Kino. Also, a newly built detour at the northern entrance merges into Blvd. Morelos, making them even more visited and attracted.

References

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