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Durango

Also known as Estado de Durango, Free and Sovereign State of Durango, Tepēhuahcān

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 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.

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Durango is a state in northwestern Mexico that is one of the country's 32 federal entities, with a capital city called Victoria de Durango. It has a relatively small population of about 1.8 million people and one of Mexico's lowest population densities, making it a sparsely populated region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Durango
Settlement.native_name: Korian (Tepehuán)
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Río, Montaña, Durango (16697897432).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Río Mezquital
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Durango.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 40px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Durango.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 135px
Settlement.image_map: Durango in Mexico (location map scheme).svg
Settlement.map_caption: State of Durango within Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Victoria de Durango
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 39
Settlement.established_title: Admission

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: state of Mexico
Part of: Northern Mexico
Named after: Durango
Demonym: Duranguense
Country: Mexico
Located in: Mexico
Contains: Hidalgo Municipality
Continent: North America
Capital: Victoria de Durango
Population: 1754754
Area: 123317.0
Elevation: 1966
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Head of government: José Rosas Aispuro
Shares border with: Zacatecas
Official website: www.durango.gob.mx
Image: Cañon de Fernandez - panoramio.jpg

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Commons category: Durango
postal code: 34
topic's main category: Category:Durango
inception: 1824-01-01
Commons gallery: Durango
category of associated people: Category:People from Durango
category for people born here: Q17165019
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Durango

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Geography
General information
Ecological regions
Economy
Media
Demographics
Largest cities
Culture
Indigenous peoples
Handcrafts
Other aspects of the culture
History
Conquest and colonial period
19th century
20th century to the present
Notes
References
External links

==Geography== ===General information=== The area of Durango is ; this accounts for about 6.3% of the entire territory of Mexico. It is the fourth largest state, lying at the extreme northwest of the Central Mexican Plateau, where it meets the Sierra Madre Occidental—the highest peaks in the state. The state has an average elevation of 1,775 meters above sea level, with a mean elevation of 1,750 m in the Valleys region and 2,450 m in the Sierra region. The city of Durango is on the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental, with an elevation of 1,857 m.

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