Durango 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
Durango. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 582,267,
up from 526,659 as of 2005.
The municipality had 1,323 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:
Victoria de Durango
Durango City (, stp, Korian), officially Victoria de Durango is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Durango. The city, which is located in Northern Mexico has a population of 654,876 as of the 2015 census, and sits at an altitude ...
(518,709),
El Nayar
El Nayar is a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population was 30,551 in 2005 in a total area of 5,100 km². The municipal seat of Jesús María had a population of 1,520 in 2005. El Nayar is the home of the Huichol, Cora, and t ...
(3,308),
Cinco de Mayo
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(2,249), classified as urban, and
La Ferrería (Cuatro de Octubre) (2,021),
José María Pino Suárez
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(2,014),
Colonia Hidalgo (1,986),
Llano Grande (1,938),
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral (; 24 April 1823 – 21 April 1889) was Mexican liberal politician and jurist who served as the 27th president of Mexico from 1872 to 1876.
A successor to Benito Juárez, who died in office in July 1872, Le ...
(1,712),
Villa Montemorelos (1,617),
Banderas del Águila (1,274),
José Refugio Salcido (1,262),
Santiago Bayacora (1,218),
Cinco de Febrero (1,131),
José María Morelos y Pavón (La Tinaja) (1,072), and
El Arenal (San Jerónimo) (1,015), classified as rural.
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References
Municipalities of Durango
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