San Luis Rio Colorado (municipality)
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| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Sonora | ||
| Capital | San Luis Río Colorado | ||
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | ||
San Luis Río Colorado is a municipality in Sonora state, in northwestern Mexico.
The municipality is the location of the city of San Luis Rio Colorado, the community of El Golfo de Santa Clara, and the Bahia Adair biosphere preserve.
The municipality is in the Lower Colorado River Valley, with the Colorado River along its west, the U.S.-Mexico border along the north, and to the Colorado River Delta on the southwest, and the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) along the south.
The largest cities, towns, and villages within the municipality include:
Former historical settlements sites within the current municipality, many along the Colorado River that served shipping by steamboats on the Colorado River, include:
Coordinates: 32°28′N 114°47′W / 32.467°N 114.783°W
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