Sinaloa

For other uses, see Sinaloa (disambiguation).

Sinaloa
State
Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (Spanish)
The Sierra Madre Occidental
Coat of arms
Nickname:  The Land of the 11 Rivers
Anthem: State of Sinaloa Anthem
State of Sinaloa within Mexico
Coordinates: 25°0′N 107°30′W
Country	Mexico
Capital and largest city	Culiacán
Largest metro	Greater Culiacán
Municipalities	20
Admission	14 October 1830
Order	20th
Seat	Palacio de Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa
Government
• Governor	Graciela Domínguez Nava (interim)
• Senators	Imelda Castro Castro Enrique Inzunza Cázarez Paloma Sánchez Ramos
• Deputies	Federal deputies • Leobardo Alcántara Martínez (1st) • Ana Elizabeth Ayala Leyva (2nd) • Jesús Fernando García Hernández (3rd) • Casimiro Zamora Valdéz (4th) • Yadira Santiago Marcos (5th) • Olegaria Carrazco Macías (6th) • Merary Villegas Sánchez (7th)
Area
• Total	58,328 km2 (22,521 sq mi)
	Ranked 17th
Highest elevation (Cerro La Cueva Gacha)	2,815 m (9,236 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,026,943
• Rank	16th
• Density	51.895/km2 (134.41/sq mi)
• Rank	18th
Demonym	Sinaloense
GDP
• Total	MXN 668 billion (US$33.3 billion) (2022)
• Per capita	US$10,840 (2022)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
Postal code	80-82
Area code	Area codes • 667 • 668 • 669 • 672 • 673 • 687 • 694 • 695 • 696 • 697 • 698
ISO 3166 code	MX-SIN
HDI	0.828 very high Ranked 8th of 32
Website	sinaloa.gob.mx

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Sinaloa (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa] ^ⓘ), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (English: Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 20 municipalities, and its capital and largest city is Culiacán Rosales. Other large cities include Mazatlán, Los Mochis, Guamúchil, and Guasave.

Sinaloa is located in northwest Mexico and is bordered by the states of Sonora to the northwest, Chihuahua to the north, Durango to the east, and Nayarit to the southeast. To the west, Sinaloa faces Baja California Sur, across the Gulf of California. Its natural geography is divided by the Sierra Madre Occidental, fertile river valleys, and a broad coastal plain along the Gulf of California. The state covers an area of 58,328 square kilometers (22,521 sq mi) and includes the islands of Palmito Verde, Palmito de la Virgen, Altamura, Santa María, Saliaca, Macapule, and San Ignacio.

Its economy is based on agriculture, fisheries, livestock breeding, tourism, mining, and food processing. Culturally, Sinaloa has a strong musical tradition, particularly in the banda and norteño genres, its cuisine, and the heritage of indigenous peoples such as the Yaqui and the Yoreme.