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Municipalities Of Durango
Durango (state), Durango is a Administrative divisions of Mexico#States, state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 Municipalities of Mexico, municipalities. According to the 2020 Censo General de Población y Vivienda, Mexican census, Durango is the States of Mexico, 25th most populous state with inhabitants, but the States of Mexico, 4th largest by land area spanning . Durango has a population density of , making it Mexico's second-lowest dense state, after Baja California Sur. Municipalities in Durango are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: ''presidente municipal'') by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (''ayuntamiento'') responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (''regidores y sí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durango In Mexico (location Map Scheme)
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 8th lowest of Mexico's states, Durango has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur. The capital city, Durango, Durango, Victoria de Durango, is named after the first President of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria. Geography General information The area of Durango is ; this accounts for about 6.3% of the entire territory of Mexico. It is the fourth largest state, lying at the extreme northwest of the Mexican Plateau, Central Mexican Plateau, where it meets the Sierra Madre Occidental—the highest peaks in the state. The state has an average elevation of 1,775 meters above sea level, with a mean elevation of 1,750 m in the Valleys region and 2,450 m in the Sierra region. The Durango City, city of Durango is on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
General Simón Bolívar Municipality
General Simón Bolívar is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at General Simón Bolívar. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,629, up from 9,569 in 2005. In 2010, the town of General Simón Bolívar had a population of 1,321. Other than the town of General Simón Bolívar, the municipality had 54 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San José de Zaragoza (1,321) and Ignacio Zaragoza (1,019), classified as rural. See also *Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24July 178317December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bol ..., the Liberator of South America, after whom these places are named. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa María Del Oro, Durango
Santa María del Oro is a city and seat of the municipality of El Oro, in the state of Durango, Mexico.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information of the country. It w .... Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 19, 2008 As of 2010, the city had a population of 5,878. Many Duranguense groups were born here either members of the band or the band as a whole like Alacranes Musical and Conjunto Atardecer. References Populated places in Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Oro Municipality, Durango
El Oro () is a municipality in the Mexican state 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 Santa María del Oro. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,320, up from 10,501 as of 2005. The municipality had 113 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Santa María del Oro (5,878), classified as urban. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria De Durango
Durango (, ) is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the municipality of Durango. It has a population of 616,068 as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality. The city's official name is Victoria de Durango, renamed in honor of the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria, a native of the state of Durango. The city is at an altitude of in the Valley of Guadiana. Durango was founded on 8 July 1563, by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Ibarra. During the Spanish colonial era the city was the capital of the Nueva Vizcaya province of New Spain, which consisted mostly of what became the Mexican states of Durango and Chihuahua. The city was founded due to its proximity to the Cerro del Mercado, in the northern part of the modern city, which was believed to contain large amounts of silver. Eventually, an important iron deposit was discovered. History The town was named by Francisco de Ibarra after his hometo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuencamé De Ceniceros
Cuencamé is a small city and the seat of the municipality of Cuencamé in the state of Durango, which is in northern Mexico. , the city had a total population of 9,848. City Cuencamé was originally a very small town formed by adjoining wild northern tribes. During the Colonial period, different groups settled there, such as the Zacatecos, Tepehuanos, and Laguneros. Cuencamé was founded by Jesuit father Francisco Ramírez in August 1594 who founded a mission there 11 years after an original one, built by Franciscan father Jerónimo Panger, had been abandoned. As it was located in the central arid area, it attracted a lot of people interested in the silver mines around Cuencamé. Notable residents At the beginning of the Colonial period, there was a priest named Agustín de Espinoza. Another Jesuit priest was Jerónimo Ramírez who arrived there in August 1594. A famous monk, Francisco Santos, was in control of the Saint Anthony monastery in Cuencamé. Carlos Michaud, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuencamé Municipality
Cuencamé is a Municipalities of Durango, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Durango. In 2015, the municipality had a total population of 35,415. The municipal seat lies at Cuencamé de Ceniceros. The municipality covers an area of 1324.9 km2. Geography The municipality had 276 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Cuencamé de Ceniceros, Durango, Cuencamé de Ceniceros (9,848), Cuauhtémoc, Durango, Cuauhtémoc (2,998), Velardeña, Durango, Velardeña (2,425), classified as urban, and Emiliano Zapata, Durango, Emiliano Zapata (2,050), Ramón Corona, Durango, Ramón Corona (1,870), Pedriceña (Estación Pedriceña), Durango, Pedriceña (Estación Pedriceña) (1,765), and Pasaje, Durango, Pasaje (1,474), classified as rural. Climate The area is semiarid. The ground is flat and surrounded by mountains. The average temperature is around 21.5 °C. The annual rainfall is 392.1 millimeters. Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coneto De Comonfort
Coneto de Comonfort is a town and seat of the municipality of Coneto de Comonfort, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. As of 2015, the town of Coneto de Comonfort had a population of 858. The town has many desposits of quartz and stone. History Founded over 450 years ago, the town of Coneto de Comonfort was originally established as a mining community. It is located in the heart of the Coneto Mining District in the "Mexican Silver Trend", on the Mesa Central, east of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. This epithermal gold and silver-rich district has a long history of exploration and small scale production, dating back to the mid 16th century. The district has been explored by Orex Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: REX) and their project partner Fresnillo plc (LSE: FRES). Geology Gold and silver mineralization is hosted in over 40 epithermal quartz veins and breccias of low to intermediate sulfidation. A corridor of veining extends northwesterly for 17 km and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coneto De Comonfort Municipality
Coneto de Comonfort is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Coneto de Comonfort. The municipality covers an area of 1324.9 km². As of 2015, the municipality had a total population of 4,390. The town of Coneto de Comonfort has a population of 858. Other than the town of Coneto de Comonfort, the municipality had 64 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Nogales (1,117), classified as rural. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canelas, Durango
Canelas is a town and seat of the Canelas (municipality), municipality of Canelas, in the state of Durango, northwestern Mexico. Canelas is also known for its fantastic Coffee & Guava and a wedding that took place, that of the famous Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera and Emma Coronel Aispuro. Reports indicate that this wedding took place in 2007 in Canelas. As of 2010, the town had a population of 734. Geography Canelas is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental. It is surrounded by pine trees. Its location gives Canelas humid sub-tropical weather. Many people have been benefited with the natural resource of the forest and involved in logging. Notable people * Domingo Arrieta León (1874-1962), Mexican general and statesman * Ignacio Coronel Villarreal, known as Nacho Coronel (1954-2010), Mexican drug lord and one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel * Inés Coronel Barreras (born 1968), Mexican drug lord, high-ranking leader of Sinaloa Cartel and the father of Emm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canelas Municipality
Canelas is a municipality in the Mexican state 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 Canelas. The municipality covers an area of 683.4 km². , the municipality had a total population of 4,683. It is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental. Settlements Canelas has some 70 small villages and ranches. Some of these locations have sawmills and produce wood. This region of Durango has a variety of minerals. These two natural resources provide many people with jobs in Canelas. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
