Durango, Durango
Victoria de Durango | |
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| Ceety o Durango | |
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| Eik-name(s): Tierra del Cine (Movie Land) | |
 Location o Durango athin the state | |
  Victoria de Durango Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 24°01′N 104°40′W / 24.017°N 104.667°W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipality | Durango |
| Foondit | 8 Julie 1563 |
| Foondit bi | Francisco de Ibarra |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Matuk López de Nava |
| Elevation | 1890 m (6,200 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 582,267 |
| • Demonym | Duranguense/Durangueño |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | http://www.municipiodurango.gob.mx/ |
Durango (Tepehuan: Korian), offeecially Victoria de Durango an kent as Ciudad de Durango an aw, is the caipital an mucklest ceety o the Mexican state o Durango. It staunds at an altitude o 1,890 metre (6,200 ft).[1]
The ceety wis foondit on 8 Julie 1563 by Spaingie Basque splorer Francisco de Ibarra. Throuch the Spaingie colonial era the ceety wis the caipital o the Nueva Vizcaya province o New Spain, whilk consistit maistly o the present day states o Durango an Chihuahua.
It sers as municipal seat o Durango Municipality whilk haed a population o 631,712 in 2010. The municipality haes a relatively muckle laund aurie o 10,041 km² (3,877 sq mi) an includes siclike ootlyin commonties as El Nayar an Cinco de Mayo.
Sister ceeties
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Durango, Colorado, Unitit States- Melrose Park, Illinois, Unitit States
Durango, Spain
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
References
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[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "PlanetWare". PlanetWare. Retrieved 6 Juin 2012.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Gobierno Municipal de Durango Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Offeecial wabsteid
- Offeecial Steid o the State Govrenment o Durango Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Film Commission Durango Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
Durango (Durango) travel guide frae Wikivoyage
