Durango
Also known as Estado de Durango, Free and Sovereign State of Durango, Tepēhuahcān
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the states which make up the 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, Victoria de Durango, is named after the first President of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria.
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Durango is a state in northwestern Mexico that is one of the country's 32 federal entities, with a capital city called Victoria de Durango. It has a relatively small population of about 1.8 million people and one of Mexico's lowest population densities, making it a sparsely populated region.
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Key facts
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- Durango
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- Korian (Tepehuán)
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- File:Río, Montaña, Durango (16697897432).jpg
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- Río Mezquital
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- State of Durango within Mexico
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Geography
- General information
- Ecological regions
- Economy
- Media
- Demographics
- Largest cities
- Culture
- Indigenous peoples
- Handcrafts
- Other aspects of the culture
- History
- Conquest and colonial period
- 19th century
- 20th century to the present
- Notes
- References
- External links
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the states which make up the 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, 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 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 city of Durango is on the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental, with an elevation of 1,857 m.
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