Mezquital 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

San Francisco del Mezquital Mezquital ( stp, Boodamtam) is a city and seat of the Municipality of Mezquital in the state of Durango north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Am ...

. The municipality covers an area of 7,196.5 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 33,396, up from 30,069 as of 2005. The municipality had 1,325 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was:

(1,742), classified as urban.

References

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