Súchil is a city and seat of the municipality of Súchil, in the state of

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, north-western

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. As of 2010, the town of Súchil had a population of 4,107.

Geography

Súchil is located in the southeast region of Durango, its boundaries are to the north with the municipality of Vicente Guerrero and with the municipality of Nombre de Dios, and to the west and south with the municipality of Mezquital, to the east and southeast it borders with the Zacatecan municipalities of Sombrerete, Chalchihuites and Jiménez del Teúl. The land area of Súchil is 822.9 km².

Orography and hydrography

Súchil is a mountainous municipality, the main mountain range is the Sierra Michis, a branch of the Sierra Madre Occidental that runs through the municipality in a north-south direction marking the border with the state of Zacatecas, the main elevations of the municipality are the Cerro del Jacal, the Cerro de la Gallina and the Cerro El Papantón. The main river stream of the municipality is the Graceros River, which rises in the Sierra Michis and heads north, in addition to coming from Zacatecas there is the Súchil River, of which the Chalchihuites Stream is a tributary; the southern end of the municipal territory belongs to the ''Huaynamota River Basin'' and the ''Lerma-Santiago Hydrological Region'', while all the rest of the territory is part of the ''San Pedro River Basin'' and the ''Presidio-San Pedro Hydrological Region''.

Climate and ecosystems

The northern area of Súchil has a ''Semi-dry temperate'' climate, while in the rest of the municipality the climate is classified as ''Sub-humid temperate with summer rainfall''; in the same way, the average annual temperature recorded in the northern area ranges from 16 to 18°C and in the remaining territory is 12 to 16°C; Finally, the average rainfall in the northern area is 500 to 600 mm and the entire remaining municipality is 600 to 700 mm. Practically the entire municipality is covered by

forests A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological functio ...

, except for its northeastern end where the territory is dedicated to

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

, the main species found in the forest are

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...

and

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

. To protect and preserve this important forested area, the southern end of the municipality is part of the La Michilía Biosphere Reserve, which extends into the neighboring municipality of Mezquital. The main animal species that can be found in the municipality of Súchil are

coyote The coyote (''Canis latrans''), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf, is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the Wolf, gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the c ...

rabbit Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...

squirrel Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...

skunk Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. They are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or gi ...

, wild ducks, some species of smaller birds and in the

Biosphere Reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

deer A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) ...

and

wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a Suidae, suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The speci ...

References

Populated places in Durango {{Durango-geo-stub