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Culiacán

Also known as Culiacan, Culiacán de Rosales, Culiacan de Rosales, Culiacán Rosales, Culiacan Rosales

Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is the capital and largest city of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. It is located within the Culiacán Municipality. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish conquistadors Lázaro de Cebreros and Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán originally under the name "Villa de San Miguel", in honor of its patron saint Michael the Archangel.

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Culiacán Rosales is the capital and largest city of Sinaloa state in northwestern Mexico, serving as the administrative and urban center of the region. The city was founded in 1531 by Spanish conquistadors and has remained an important settlement in Mexico for nearly five centuries.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Culiacán
Settlement.official_name: Culiacán Rosales
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.caption: Left to right: Panoramic view of the city · Culiacán Botanical Garden · Culiacán Cathedral · Tres Ríos District · Monumental letters · Tomateros de Culiacán baseball monument · Sunset in Culiacán
Settlement.nickname: La Perla del Humaya (The Pearl of the Humaya)
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Armas de Culiacán, Sinaloa.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 65px
Settlement.mapsize: 220px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Culiacán Municipalitywithin Sinaloa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Sinaloa#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Sinaloa##Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sinaloa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Culiacán

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Culiacanense
Population: 808416
Area: 65
Elevation: 95
Official website: www.culiacan.gob.mx
Image: Vista panorámica de Culiacán.jpg
Dialing code: 667

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inception: 1531-09-29
postal code: 80000–80299
Commons category: Culiacán Rosales

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Contents

Etymology
History
Prehispanic era
Founding
Independent Mexico
Porfirian and revolutionary times
World War II and opium cultivation for morphine
After World War II
Coat of arms
Politics
Syndications
Paramunicipals
Geography
Location
Relief and hydrography
Climate
Demographics
Population dynamics
Housing and urbanism
City zoning
Economy
Administrative divisions
Education
Universities
Transportation
Transit system
Urban transport
Rail
Bus station
Roads and expressways
Main roads
Bridges and tunnels
Highways and freeways
Airport
Entertainment
Tourism
Parks and green areas
Las Riberas Park
Culiacán Botanical Garden
Orabá Island
Culiacán Zoo
Tres Ríos water park
Dancing fountains
Obregón Square
Sports
Media
Notable people
Sciences
Entertainment
Sports
Modeling
Crime
Gallery
See also
References
External links

According to the 2020 INEGI census, Culiacán had an estimated population of 808,416, making it the 21st most populous city in Mexico. Its metropolitan area, with a population of 1,003,530, was the 17th most populous metropolitan area in Mexico.