- Topolobampo, Sinaloa
: "This article is about the Mexican city. For the Chicago restaurant, see
Rick Bayless ."Topolobampo is a
port on theGulf of California in northwesternSinaloa ,Mexico . It is the fourth-largest town in the municipality ofAhome (afterLos Mochis , Ahome, andHiguera de Zaragoza ), reporting a 2005 census population of 6,032 inhabitants.The port connects the northern Mexican states through the Chihuahua-Pacific Railroad, which has a terminus in nearby
Los Mochis . It is the eastern port for the dailycar ferry connecting to La Paz inBaja California Sur .Topolobampo was the site of a Radical "utopian" colony from roughly 1884 to 1894, that had an influence on the urban planning ideas of
Ebenezer Howard .Topolobampo is also the beginning of the international trade corridor, "
La Entrada al Pacifico ", that ends near the Midland-Odessa,Texas area.References
* [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
External links
* [http://www.apitopo.com.mx/ Administración Portuaria Integral de Topolobampo]
* [http://www.ttt.com.mx/ Terminal Transoceánica de Topolobampo]
* [http://www.ahome.gob.mx/ Municipio de Ahome] Official website of Municipality of Ahome
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