Santa María del Oro is a city and seat of the municipality of El Oro, in the state of

Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

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 ...

. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 19, 2008 As of 2010, the city had a population of 5,878. Many Duranguense groups were born here either members of the band or the band as a whole like

Alacranes Musical Alacranes Musical (English: "Musical Scorpions") are a Regional Mexican band that specialize in the Duranguense subgenre. They are from the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Aurora. Recordings The band has released several albums since its formati ...

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Conjunto Atardecer Conjunto Atardecer is a regional Mexican band that specializes in the duranguense genre. History Conjunto Atardecer formed in Santa Maria del Oro, Durango, in September 2000. The idea of forming the group stemmed from the concerns of three you ...

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Populated places in Durango {{Durango-geo-stub