Durango
Durango (Spanish pronunciation: [duˈɾaŋɡo] ⓘ), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango (English: Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: Korian; Nahuatl: Tepēhuahcān), is one of the 31 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.
Durango | |
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| Free and Sovereign State of Durango Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango (Spanish) Tepēhuahcān (Nahuatl) Korian (Tepehuán) | |
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Coat of arms | |
State of Durango within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 24°56′N 104°55′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Victoria de Durango |
| Largest City | Victoria de Durango |
| Municipalities | 39 |
| Admission | May 22, 1824 |
| Order | 17th |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Esteban Villegas Villarreal |
| • Senators | Miguel Ángel Lucero Olivas Lilia Margarita Valdez Martínez José Ramón Enríquez Herrera |
| • Deputies | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123,317 km2 (47,613 sq mi) |
| Ranked 4th | |
| Highest elevation (Cerro Gordo) | 3,355 m (11,007 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,832,650 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 30th |
| Demonym | Duranguense |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MXN 342 billion (US$17.0 billion) (2022) |
| • Per capita | (US$9,024) (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal code | 34-35 |
| Area code | |
| ISO 3166 code | MX-DUR |
| HDI | 0.775 High Ranked 17th |
| Website | Official Web Site |
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