Topolobampo | |
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| Nickname: Topo | |
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| Coordinates:25°36′20″N109°03′0″W / 25.60556°N 109.05000°W /25.60556; -109.05000 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Municipality | Ahome |
| Founded in | 1884 |
| Founded by | Albert K. Owen |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,361 |
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| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific Time zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| Postal code | 81370 |
| Website | Official page |
Topolobampo (Spanish pronunciation:[topoloˈβampo]) is aport on theGulf of California in northwesternSinaloa,Mexico. It is the fourth-largest town in themunicipality ofAhome (afterLos Mochis,Ahome, andHiguera de Zaragoza), reporting a 2010 census population of 6,361 inhabitants.
The port connects the northern Mexican states through theChihuahua-Pacific Railroad, which has a terminus in nearbyLos Mochis. It is the eastern port for the dailycar ferry connecting toLa Paz inBaja California Sur.
Topolobampo is also the beginning of the international trade corridor, "La Entrada al Pacifico", that ends near theMidland-Odessa,Texas area.
Topolobampo was the site of aRadical "utopian" colony inspired byHenry George'seconomic ideas. Albert Kimsey Owen was its founder and leader;Marie Howland and John W. Lovell were prominent backers.[2][3][4]
That utopian group published a newsletter in English,The Credit Foncier of Sinaloa in Topolobampo. The masthead says "Collective ownership and management for public utilities and conveniences - the community responsible for the health, usefulness, individuality and security of each. - Albert K. Owen." Two pages of one edition (vol. 4, no. 24, September 1, 1889, whole no. 161), has been preserved at Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio, pasted into a Wallace Cathcart scrapbook on Shakers. Those two pages include an article on theTyringham, MassachusettsShakers and correspondence from several prospective members. Evidently the fledgling group hoped to use the reminiscences of Julia Johnson, a former Shaker, to market the concept of acommunal society to prospective members.[5]
Topolobampo has a tropical arid desert climate.
| Climate data for Topolobampo (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 41.0 (105.8) | 43.5 (110.3) | 41.0 (105.8) | 43.0 (109.4) | 38.5 (101.3) | 37.0 (98.6) | 43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 25.4 (77.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 12.1 (0.48) | 3.8 (0.15) | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (0.03) | 1.9 (0.07) | 57.7 (2.27) | 96.1 (3.78) | 66.6 (2.62) | 31.9 (1.26) | 19.0 (0.75) | 22.1 (0.87) | 312.6 (12.31) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[6][7] | |||||||||||||
The sea experiences lows of 19 - 20 °C during the winter months, and highs of 29 - 31 °C during the summer months.[8]
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 20 °C 68 °F | 19 °C 66 °F | 20 °C 68 °F | 22 °C 72 °F | 25 °C 77 °F | 27 °C 81 °F | 29 °C 85 °F | 31 °C 88 °F | 31 °C 88 °F | 29 °C 84 °F | 25 °C 77 °F | 21 °C 70 °F |
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