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Durango, [a] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, [b] is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650, the 8th lowest of Mexico's states, Durango has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur .
Durango (Spanish pronunciation: [duˈɾaŋɡo], Southeastern Tepehuan: Korian) is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the municipality of Durango. It has a population of 616,068 [ 3 ] as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality.
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of Mexico. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height on the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of México by elevation.
The Spanish name sierra madre means "mother mountain range" in English, and occidental means "western", these thus being the "Western mother mountain range". [1] To the east, from the Spanish oriental meaning "eastern" in English, the Sierra Madre Oriental range or "Eastern mother mountain range" runs generally parallel to the Sierra Madre Occidental along eastern Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the 2020 Mexican census, Durango is the 25th most populous state with 1,832,650 inhabitants, but the 4th largest by land area spanning 123,575.36 square kilometres (47,712.71 sq mi). [1] [2] Durango has a population density of 14.8/km 2 (38.4/sq mi), making it Mexico's second-lowest dense state, after Baja California Sur. [1] [2]
Tepehuanes is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. [1] It is located in the North West of Durango at 25°12'"-26°25'"N 105°23'"-106°40'"W, at an elevation of about 1,830 meters (6000 feet). The municipal seat is at Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes.
Durango, Mexico, may refer to: The state of Durango, one of the 32 component federal entities of the United Mexican States; Durango, Durango, capital city of the ...
El Salto is a city and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango.In 2015, the town had a total population of 24,241, [1] Situated on a pine-forested plateau about 2,580 meters (8,464 feet) above sea level in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry.