Durango

This article is about the state in Mexico. For other uses, see Durango (disambiguation).

Durango Korian (Tepehuán)
State
Free and Sovereign State of Durango Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango (Spanish) Korian (Tepehuán)
The Río Mezquital
Flag Coat of arms
State of Durango within Mexico
Coordinates: 24°56′N 104°55′W
Country	Mexico
Capital and largest city	Victoria de Durango
Municipalities	39
Admission	May 22, 1824
Order	17th
Government
• Governor	Esteban Villegas Villarreal (PRI)
• Senators	Miguel Ángel Lucero Olivas (PT) Lilia Margarita Valdez Martínez (Morena) José Ramón Enríquez Herrera (Morena)
• Deputies	Federal deputies • Francisco Castrellón Garza (1st) • Omar Castañeda González (2nd) • Martha Alicia Arreola Martínez (3rd) • Gina Campuzano González (4th)
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	14.8613/km2 (38.4906/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	Area codes 1 and 2 • 618 • 629 • 649 • 671 • 674 • 675 • 676 • 677 • 871 • 872
ISO 3166 code	MX-DUR
HDI	0.781 high Ranked 23rd of 32
Website	Official website

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 eighth 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.