in recent years. There is an industrial area nearby with small transformation industries. The main employer in the town continues to be the railroad repair facilities, which employed over 3,000 workers in 2000. The Conurbation Zoning Plan for Guaymas & Empalme has included a Maritime Port & Industrial zone on the county coastline that will help to grow import & export cargos from local producers in Sonora, as well as a deep sea port for the Southwestern United States for energy products. The company Omanor S. A. is developing a $200 million US Dollar Hydrocarbon Fluids Marine Terminal to receive oil products for regional distribution. In the tourist sector there is potential in the long coastline of sandy beaches, which has not yet been developed. Government Municipal presidents References Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática Sonora Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Notes External links Ayuntamiento de Empalme Official website Populated places in Sonora