Map of San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico

San Luis Río Colorado is a city in Sonora, Mexico, with a population of about 176,685. It lies at 32.4561°N, 114.7719°W. San Luis Río Colorado is about 2,127 km (1,322 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yuma, 33 km to the northeast.

San Luis Río Colorado at a glance

Where is San Luis Río Colorado?

• The 4th largest city in Sonora on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 01 min on the shortest day to 14 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Luis Río Colorado

• Yuma — 33 km northeast, United States
• Mexicali — 67 km west
• Calexico — 72 km west, United States
• El Centro — 83 km northwest, United States
• Puerto Peñasco — 172 km southeast
• Tecate — 174 km west
• Ensenada — 184 km west
• Coachella — 189 km northwest, United States
• Indio — 195 km northwest, United States
• La Quinta — 196 km northwest, United States

Largest cities in Sonora

• Hermosillo — 812,229
• Ciudad Obregón — 329,404
• Nogales — 264,782
• Heroica Guaymas — 117,253
• Navojoa — 113,836
• Agua Prieta — 77,254
• Puerto Peñasco — 62,689
• Heroica Caborca — 59,922
• Empalme — 42,516
• Esperanza — 38,969

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.