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Gómez Palacio Municipality
Gómez Palacio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Gómez Palacio. The municipality covers an area of 990.2 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 327,985, up from 304,515 in 2005. In 2010, the city of Gómez Palacio had a population of 257,352. Other than the city of Gómez Palacio, the municipality had 583 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Felipe (4,552), La Popular (3,406), Pastor Rouaix (2,696), classified as urban, and San Ramón (2,624), Transporte (2,624), El Vergel (2,257), Esmeralda (2,249), San José de Viñedo (1,984), Venecia (1,861), Arcinas (1,629), La Flor (1,593), Santa Cruz Luján (1,585), Jiménez (Jiménez Uno) (1,568), Seis de Octubre (1,528), Huitrón (1,511), Villa Gregorio García (1,446), Arturo Martínez Adame (1,251), Eureka de Media Luna (Eureka) (1,201), Puente de la Torreña (1,177), and California California ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Mexico
Municipalities () are the administrative divisions under the List of states of Mexico, states of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico, constitution. Municipalities are considered as the second-level administrative divisions by the Federal government of Mexico, federal government. However, some state regulations have designed intrastate regions to administer their own municipalities. Municipalities are further divided into Localities of Mexico, localities in the structural hierarchy of administrative divisions of Mexico. As of December 2024, there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico. In Mexico, municipalities should not be confused with cities (). Cities are Localities of Mexico, locality-level divisions that are administered by the municipality. Although some List of cities in Mexico, larger cities are consolidated with its own municipality and form a single level of governance. In addition, the 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs of Mexico City are considered municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente De La Torreña, Durango
Puente, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Spanish language, may refer to: People * Puente (surname) Places *La Puente, California, USA *Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile *Puente de Ixtla, city in Mexico *Puente Genil, village in the Spanish province of Córdoba *Puente La Reina, town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain *Puente Nacional, Veracruz, municipality in Mexico *Puente Piedra District, district in Peru * Puente, Camuy, Puerto Rico, a barrio *Puentes de García Rodríguez, municipality in Ferrolterra, in northwestern Spain *West Puente Valley, California, USA Bridges and transport * Puente Aranda (TransMilenio), mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia *Puente Centenario, major bridge crossing the Panama Canal * Puente Colgante, transporter bridge in Spain * Puente Colgante, a suspension bridge in Manila, Philippines *Puente de Boyacà, bridge in Colombia *Puente La Amistad de Taiwán, Taiwan-Costa Rica's Friendship Bridge, in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka De Media Luna (Eureka), Durango
Eureka often refers to: * Eureka (word), a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes * Eureka effect, the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem Eureka or Ureka may also refer to: History * Eureka Rebellion, an 1854 goldminers' rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ** Eureka Flag, the battle flag of the Eureka Rebellion * Tehran Conference, codenamed Eureka, an Allied meeting during World War II Businesses * Eureka (company), a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners * Eureka! Restaurant Group, California-based hamburger restaurant chain * Eureka! Tent Company, an American company * Kværner Eureka, a Norwegian engineering and construction services company Media and entertainment Characters * Eureka O'Hara, an American drag queen, popularized on ''Rupaul's Drag Race'' * Eureka (Oz), Dorothy Gale's cat in ''The Wizard of Oz'', so named because Uncle Henry found her * Eureka (Eureka Seven), a main character in ''Eureka Seven'' Film and television * ''Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Martínez Adame, Durango
Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Alessandri (1868–1950), Chilean politician and president *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arturo Araujo (1878–1967), former president of El Salvador * Arturo Elías Ayub (born 1966), Mexican businessman *Arturo Barrios (born 1962), Mexican-American long-distance runner *Arturo Basile (1914–1968), Italian conductor * Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (born 1982), Brazilian football (soccer) player *Arturo Alessandri Besa (1923–2022), Chilean lawyer and politician *Arturo Brachetti (born 1957), Italian quick-change artist *Arturo Bragaglia (1893–1962), Italian actor * Arturo Bravo (1958–2023), Mexican racewalker * Arturo Cavero Calisto, Peruvian politician *Arturo Casadevall (born 1957), American physician *Arturo Castro (Mexican actor) (1918–1975), Mexican actor *Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Gregorio García, Durango
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. They gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In the early modern period, any comfortable detached house with a garden near a city or town was likely to be described as a villa; most surviving villas have now been engulfed by suburbia. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to, in some countries, especially around the Mediterranean, residences of above average size in the countryside. Roman Roman villas included: * the ''vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seis De Octubre, Durango
The seis is a type of Puerto Rican music, Puerto Rican Jíbaro dance music closely associated with the décima. It originated in the latter half of the 17th century in the southern part of Spain. The seis is influenced by Spanish, African, and Taino cultures. The Arabian aspects come from Spain, where the Muslims or the Moors had ruled for over 700 years. Like other Jíbaro music, the seis is associated with Christmas, folkloric festivals, concursos de trovadores (poetry-singing contests), and other large celebrations. The word means ''6, six'', which may have come from the custom of having six couples perform the dance, though many more couples eventually became quite common. Men and women form separate lines down the hall or in an open place of beaten earth, one group facing the other. The lines would approach and cross each other and at prescribed intervals the dancers would tap out the rhythm with their feet. Instruments The seis was made for a solo voice and accompanying ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez (Jiménez Uno), Durango
Jiménez or Jimenez may refer to: People * Jiménez (surname), including a list of people with the name * Jiménez dynasty, a medieval Iberian ruling family, including a list of members Places Mexico * Ciudad Jiménez, officially José Mariano Jiménez, in Chihuahua ** Jiménez Territory, 1914–1917 * Jiménez, Coahuila ** Jiménez Municipality, Coahuila * Jiménez, Tamaulipas Other places * Jiménez Department, Santiago del Estero, Argentina * Jiménez (canton), Cartago, Costa Rica * Jimenez, Misamis Occidental, Philippines * Jiménez, Río Grande, Puerto Rico, U.S. * Jiménez Municipality, Lara, Venezuela Other uses * Jimenez Arms, later JA Industries, American firearms manufacturer * Jimenez Novia, a 1995 one-off sports car built by Ramon Jimenez See also * Giménez * Cadereyta Jiménez, a city in Nuevo León, Mexico * Huautla de Jiménez, a town in Oaxaca, Mexico * Grupo León Jimenes E. León Jimenes is a holding vehicle controlled by the León family in the consume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz Luján, Durango
Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve. Christmas elf, Christmas elves are said to make the gifts in Santa's Santa's workshop, workshop, while Santa Claus's reindeer, flying reindeer pull his sleigh through the air. The popular conception of Santa Claus originates from Saint Nicholas (European folklore), folklore traditions surrounding the 4th-century Christian bishop Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children. Saint Nicholas became renowned for his reported generosity and secret gift-giving. The image of Santa Claus shares similarities with the English figure of Father Christmas, and they are both now popularly regarded as the same person. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Flor, Durango
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
