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Map of Mexico with Durango highlighted. Durango is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 municipalities. [1] 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).
Cities and towns in the Mexican state of Durango. According to Article 6 of the Organic Law of the Free Municipality of the State of Durango, the state categorises its settlements as follows: Ciudad (city): At least 6,000 inhabitants. Villa (town): At least 4,000 inhabitants. Pueblo (village): At least 1,000 inhabitants.
The area of Durango is 123,451.2 km 2 or 12.3 million ha; this accounts for about 6.3% of the entire territory of Mexico. It is the fourth largest state, [8] [9] lying at the extreme northwest of the Central Mexican Plateau, where it meets the Sierra Madre Occidental—the highest peaks in the state.
The village of Pueblo Nuevo was the seat of government of the municipality before the 1920s. The village is on the new four-lane highway route between Durango, Durango, and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and is likely to see expanding tourist traffic due to its proximity to the Baluarte Bridge. In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 49,162. [1]
Victoria de Durango is located 1,880 metres (6,170 ft) above sea level in the Valley of Guadiana, [8] [10] which is in the north of Mexico on the northwestern edge of the Central Mexican Highlands. It is in the southern part of the state, bordered by the municipalities of Canatlán, Pánuco de Coronado, Guadalupe Victoria, Pueblo Nuevo ...
The Comarca Lagunera is formed by 15 municipios; 5 in Coahuila (Torreón Municipality, Matamoros Municipality, San Pedro Municipality, Francisco I. Madero Municipality, Viesca Municipality) and 10 in Durango (Gómez Palacio Municipality, Lerdo Municipality, Tlahualilo Municipality, Mapimí Municipality, Rodeo Municipality, Nazas Municipality, San Juan de Guadalupe Municipality, San Luis del ...
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.
Nombre de Dios is a city and seat of the municipality of Nombre de Dios, established as Pueblo Mágico on October 11, 2018, [2] in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. [3] As of 2015, the town of Nombre de Dios had a population of 5,302. [4] Nombre de Dios is the oldest town in Northern Mexico, founded by Francisco de Ibarra in November ...