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  1. Durango (Spanish pronunciation: [duˈɾaŋɡo], Southeastern Tepehuan: Korian) is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the Durango municipality. It has a population of 616,068 [3] as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality.

  2. History of the City of Durango. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company formed Durango along the banks of the Animas River in September 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district. Lots of silver (and later, even more of gold) was being discovered in the mountains ever since gold fever struck in 1872 and resulted in the settlement of mining ...

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  4. Durango is a town in the southwestern part of the Rocky Mountains state of Colorado . Understand. Durango is perhaps most famous for the historic narrow gauge railroad that connects Durango with Silverton. It is the largest town in southwest Colorado with a population of about 16,000. The people in Durango are very friendly and down to earth.

  5. Apr 17, 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: Apr 17, 2024 • Article History. Durango, city, seat (1881) of La Plata county, southwestern Colorado, U.S. It is situated on the Animas River in the foothills of the La Plata Mountains at an elevation of 6,512 feet (1,983 metres), about 100 miles (160 km) south of Montrose.

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