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Durango is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 municipalities. [ 1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Durango is the 25th most populous state with 1,832,650 inhabitants, but the 4th largest by land area spanning 123,575.36 square kilometres (47,712.71 sq mi). [ 1][ 2] Durango has a population density of 14.8/km 2 (38.4/sq mi ...
Durango Municipality. / 24.02500°N 104.66750°W / 24.02500; -104.66750. Durango is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Durango. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km 2 . As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 582,267, [1] up from 526,659 as of 2005.
Durango ( Spanish pronunciation: [duˈɾaŋɡo], Southeastern Tepehuan: Korian) is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the Durango municipality. It has a population of 616,068 [ 3] as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality. [ 4][ 1][ 5] The city's official name is Victoria de ...
Gómez Palacio is a city and its surrounding municipality in northeastern Durango, Mexico, adjacent to the border of the state of Coahuila. The city is named in honor of former Durango governor, Francisco Gómez Palacio y Bravo . As of 2010, the city of Gómez Palacio had a population of 327,985, [ 1] up from 304,515 as of 2005, making it the ...
General Simón Bolívar. / 24.683°N 103.217°W / 24.683; -103.217. Simón Bolívar, Durango, Mexico is a city and seat of the municipality of General Simón Bolívar, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. [1] As of 2010, the town of General Simón Bolívar had a population of 1,321.
The Comarca Lagunera or La Comarca de la Laguna ("region of lagoons") is a region of northern Mexico occupying large portions of the states of Durango and Coahuila, with rich soils produced by periodic flooding of the Nazas and Aguanaval rivers. Neither river drains into either the Pacific Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, but rather they created a ...
Nombre de Dios is a city and seat of the municipality of Nombre de Dios, established as Pueblo Mágico on October 11, 2018, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. As of 2015, the town of Nombre de Dios had a population of 5,302. Nombre de Dios is the oldest town in Northern Mexico, founded by Francisco de Ibarra in November 17, 1562.
A presidio ( jail, fortification) [ 1] was a fortified base established by the Spanish Empire between the 16th and 18th centuries in areas under their control or influence. The term is derived from the Latin word praesidium meaning protection or defense . In the Mediterranean and the Philippines, the presidios were outposts of the Christian ...