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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).
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.
The city of Durango was officially established on July 8, 1563 with a mass celebrated by Brother Diego de Cadena where 5 de Febrero and Juarez Streets are now. It was founded specifically to be the capital of Nueva Vizcaya, near both to the new mines and the royal road connecting Mexico City and points north.
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.
Map of Mexico. This is a list of municipalities in Mexico which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
For the Top 100 cities, the following distributions hold as of the 2020 Census. The total population is 57,930,969, 45.97% of Mexico's total. The mean city population is 579,310. The median city in population is Villahermosa. The mean city growth from 2010 to 2020 is 20.77%, compared to a national growth of 12.17%. [1]
Currently there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico. Although not formally a state, Mexico City ( Spanish : Ciudad de México ), the capital city of United Mexican States and formerly designed as the Federal District ( Spanish : Distrito Federal ), has been made a separate federative entity that has autonomy on par with the states since a ...
Ciudad Lerdo (Lerdo City) is a small city in the northeastern portion of the Mexican state of Durango. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name . It is located at co-ordinates 25.33° N, 103.31° W, bordering southeastern Coahuila .