Mapimí 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
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. 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
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, Tlahualilo, Villa Hidalgo, San Pedro del Gallo, San Luis del Cordero and Nazas
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.
See also
*Mapimí Silent Zone
The Mapimí Silent Zone ( es, La Zona del Silencio) is the popular name for a desert patch near the Bolsón de Mapimí in Durango, Mexico, overlapping the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve. It is the subject of an urban legend that claims it is an area w ...
, an alleged area of radio silence
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The term "radio station" may include anything ca ...
located in the region.
References
See also
* Ojuela Mine
Municipalities of Durango
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