Durango Municipality

Durango
City of Durango
City of Durango
Durango is located in Mexico
Durango
Durango
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 24°01′30″N 104°40′03″W / 24.02500°N 104.66750°W / 24.02500; -104.66750
Country Mexico
StateDurango
Municipal seatDurango City
Area
 • Total
10,041 km2 (3,877 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
582,267
 • Density57.989/km2 (150.19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
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Durango is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Victoria de Durango, the state capital. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 582,267, up from 526,659 as of 2005.

The municipality had 1,323 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Victoria de Durango (518,709), El Nayar (3,308), Cinco de Mayo (2,249), classified as urban, and La Ferrería (Cuatro de Octubre) (2,021), José María Pino Suárez (2,014), Colonia Hidalgo (1,986), Llano Grande (1,938), Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (1,712), Villa Montemorelos (1,617), Banderas del Águila (1,274), José Refugio Salcido (1,262), Santiago Bayacora (1,218), Cinco de Febrero (1,131), José María Morelos y Pavón (La Tinaja) (1,072), and El Arenal (San Jerónimo) (1,015), classified as rural.