San Juan del Río 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
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
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 is at
San Juan del Rio. The municipality covers an area of 1279 km
2.
In 2010, the municipality had a population of 11,855,
up from 10,364 in 2005.
The municipality has 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were San Juan del Río del Centauro del Norte (2,912), classified as urban, and Diez de Octubre (San Lucas de Ocampo) (1,500), classified as rural.
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References
Municipalities of Durango
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