General Simón Bolívar Municipality
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General Simón Bolívar is one of the 39
municipalities of Durango Durango is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Durango is the 25th most populous state with inhabitants, but the 4th largest by land area spanning . Durango has a populatio ...
, 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
General Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar, Durango, Mexico is a city and seat of the municipality of General Simón Bolívar, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a L ...
. 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 Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (; March 24, 1829September 8, 1862) was a Mexican general and politician. He led the Mexican army of 600 men that defeated 6,500 invading French forces, including the elite French legionnaires at the Battle of Puebla ...
(1,019), classified as rural.


See also

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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.


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