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Comarca Lagunera
The Comarca Lagunera or La Comarca de la Laguna ("region of lagoons") is a region of northern Mexico occupying large portions of the states of Durango and Coahuila, with rich soils produced by periodic flooding of the Nazas and Aguanaval rivers. Neither river drains into either the Pacific Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, but rather they created a series of inland lakes. The region was developed for large-scale irrigated cotton agriculture. During the Mexican Revolution, the region was the site of fierce fighting. Following the military phase of the Revolution, the region was part of the agrarian reform under President Lázaro Cárdenas. The dam named for Cárdenas now controls flooding of the rivers, but the groundwater resources are no longer recharged as a result. It is the 8th largest metropolitan area in Mexico. Geography Municipalities The Comarca Lagunera is formed by 15 municipios; 5 in Coahuila (Torreón Municipality, Matamoros Municipality, San Pedro Municipality, Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreón Municipality
Torreón is one of the municipalities of Coahuila de Zaragoza, a state in north-eastern Mexico. The city of Torreón is the municipal seat for Torreón Municipality. The municipality covers an area of 1947.7 km². As of 2010, the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... had a total population of 639,629.INEGI, "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010: Torreón, Coahuila de Zaragoza," http://www3.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/mexicocifras/default.aspx?src=487&e=5, accessed November 6, 2014. References Municipalities of Coahuila Torreón {{Coahuila-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Simón Bolívar Municipality
General Simón Bolívar is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at General Simón Bolívar. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,629, up from 9,569 in 2005. In 2010, the town of General Simón Bolívar had a population of 1,321. Other than the town of General Simón Bolívar, the municipality had 54 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San José de Zaragoza (1,321) and Ignacio Zaragoza (1,019), classified as rural. See also *Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ..., the Liberator of South America, after whom these places are named. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luis Del Cordero Municipality
San Luis del Cordero is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The municipal seat lies at San Luis del Cordero. The municipality covers an area of 543.9 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 2,181, up from 2,013 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of San Luis del Cordero had a population of 1,584. Other than the town of San Luis del Cordero, the municipality had 16 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan De Guadalupe Municipality
San Juan de Guadalupe is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Juan de Guadalupe San Juan de Guadalupe is a city and seat of the municipality of San Juan de Guadalupe, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign .... The municipality covers an area of 2343.1 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 5,947, up from 5,858 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of San Juan de Guadalupe had a population of 1,712. Other than the town of San Juan de Guadalupe, the municipality had 70 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazas Municipality
Nazas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The municipal seat lies at Nazas. The municipality covers an area of 2,412.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,411, up from 12,166 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Nazas had a population of 3,622. Other than the town of Nazas, the municipality had 78 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: General Lázaro Cárdenas (Pueblo Nuevo) (1,927) and Paso Nacional (1,366), classified as rural. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodeo Municipality
Rodeo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The municipal seat lies at Rodeo. The municipality covers an area of 1,854.9 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,788, up from 11,231 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Rodeo had a population of 4,666. Other than the town of Rodeo, the municipality had 71 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Abasolo (1,208), classified as rural. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapimí Municipality
Mapimí is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Mapimí. The municipality covers an area of 7,126.7 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 25,137, up from 22,940 in 2005. In 2010, the town of Mapimí had a population of 5,623. Other than the town of Mapimí, the municipality had 283 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Bermejillo (9,149) and Ceballos (3,730), classified as urban. Located in the northeastern portion of the state, it borders the municipalities of Lerdo, Gómez Palacio, Tlahualilo, Villa Hidalgo, San Pedro del Gallo, San Luis del Cordero and Nazas. See also *Mapimí Silent Zone, an alleged area of radio silence In telecommunications, radio silence or Emissions Control (EMCON) is a status in which all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area are asked to stop transmitting for safety or security reasons. The term "radio station" may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tlahualilo Municipality
Tlahualilo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Tlahualilo de Zaragoza. The municipality covers an area of 3,709.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 22,244, up from 19,882 as of 2005. The municipality had 159 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Tlahualilo de Zaragoza (9,517), El Lucero (Arcinas) (2,622), classified as urban, and San Francisco de Horizonte (Horizonte) (1,657), Jauja (1,101), Banco Nacional Banco Nacional was a bank from Brazil. It was taken over by Unibanco in 1995. The ''Nacional'' brand is better known as main sponsor of Ayrton Senna during most of his racing career in Formula One (1984-1994). The TV Globo's popular news program ... (1,072), and San Julio (1,046), classified as rural. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerdo Municipality
Lerdo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Lerdo. The municipality covers an area of 1868.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 141,043, up from 129,191 as of 2005. As of 2010, the city of Lerdo had a population of 79,669. Other than the city of Lerdo, the municipality had 485 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Nazareno (7,515), Ciudad Juárez (7,069), La Loma (4,045), León Guzmán (3,335), Carlos Real (San Carlos) (3,021), El Huarache (El Guarache) (2,709), Villa de Guadalupe (2,376), classified as urban, and Juan E. García (2,457), Sapioris (1,866), San Jacinto (1,661), Los Ángeles (1,616), La Goma (1,522), Ejido 21 de Marzo (1,408), Seis de Enero (1,372), Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gómez Palacio Municipality
Gómez Palacio is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Gómez Palacio. The municipality covers an area of 990.2 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 327,985, up from 304,515 in 2005. In 2010, the city of Gómez Palacio had a population of 257,352. Other than the city of Gómez Palacio, the municipality had 583 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Felipe (4,552), La Popular (3,406), Pastor Rouaix (2,696), classified as urban, and San Ramón (2,624), Transporte (2,624), El Vergel (2,257), Esmeralda (2,249), San José de Viñedo (1,984), Venecia (1,861), Arcinas (1,629), La Flor (1,593), Santa Cruz Luján (1,585), Jiménez (Jiménez Uno) (1,568), Seis de Octubre (1,528), Huitrón (1,511), Villa Gregorio García (1,446), Arturo Martínez Adame (1,251), Eureka de Media Luna (Eureka) (1,201), Puente de la Torreña (1,177), and California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viesca Municipality
Viesca is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The municipal seat lies at Viesca. The municipality covers an area of 4203.5 km². , the municipality had a total population of 19,328. References Municipalities of Coahuila {{Coahuila-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
