Pueblo Nuevo is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Durango
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
. The municipal seat lies at
El Salto. The municipality covers an area of 6178.3 km
2.
The village of
Pueblo Nuevo was the seat of government of the municipality before the 1920s. The village is on the new four-lane highway route between
Durango, Durango
Durango (, ) is the capital and largest city of the northern List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the Durango Municipality, municipality of Durango. It has a population of 616,068 as of the 2020 census with 688,697 ...
, and
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and is likely to see expanding tourist traffic due to its proximity to the
Baluarte Bridge.
In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 49,162.
The municipality had 543 localities. As of the 2010 census, the largest are
El Salto (24,241),
La Ciudad (2,609), classified as urban, and
San Bernardino de Milpillas Chico (1,296), classified as rural.
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References
Municipalities of Durango
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