Poanas 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
Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1841 km
2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 24,918,
up from 23,466 as of 2005.
The municipality had 61 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:
Villa Unión (10,753), classified as urban, and
Cieneguilla
Cieneguilla is one of the 43 districts that make up the Lima Province. It is located in the easternmost area of the province and is one of the few districts left that is not already completely urbanized.
Boundaries
It borders on the east wit ...
(1,984),
San Atenógenes (La Villita) (1,844),
La Joya (1,826),
Orizaba
Orizaba (, Otomi: ) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a ...
(1,452), and
Narciso Mendoza (1,053), classified as rural.
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References
Municipalities of Durango
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