Municipality of Culiacán is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...
in northwestern
Mexico
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.
The municipal seat is the city of
Culiacán
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both the Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531, by the Spanish Conquistadores, con ...
.
Political subdivision
Culiacán Municipality is subdivided into 18 ''sindicaturas'':
*El Salado
*Higueras de Abuya
*Baila
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Aguaruto
Aguaruto () is a small town just west of the larger city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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*Emiliano Zapata
*Adolfo López Mateos (El Tamarindo)
*Jesús María
*Las Tapias
*Quilá
*Sanalona
*San Lorenzo
*Tacuichamona
*Tepuche
*Imala
*Costa Rica
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Culiacancito
Culiacancito is a small town located nearby, just northwest of the larger city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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*Eldorado
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Las Flechas
See also
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Culiacán
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both the Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531, by the Spanish Conquistadores, con ...
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Aguaruto
Aguaruto () is a small town just west of the larger city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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References
Municipalities of Sinaloa
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