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Durango, city, capital of Durango estado (state), north-central Mexico. It lies in the south-central part of the state in a fertile valley of the Sierra Madre Occidental, about 6,200 feet (1,900 metres) above sea level. Although first settled in 1556, Durango was not officially founded until 1563.
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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 as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality.
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.
The state capital is the city of Durango (Durango de Victoria). The western portion of the state’s territory lies within the mineral-laden Sierra Madre Occidental. Semiarid plains, which support ranching, make up the eastern portion.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Durango. Type: State with 1,830,000 residents. Description: state of Mexico. Neighbors: Chihuahua, Coahuila and Zacatecas. Categories: state of Mexico and locality. Location: Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center. 24.8333° or 24° 50' north.
Nov 30, 2009 · Capital: Durango; Major Cities (population): Durango (526,659) Gómez Palacio (304,515) Ciudad Lerdo (129,191) El Salto (47,104) Santiago Papasquiaro (41,539) Size/Area: 47,560.4 square miles
Durango is the capital of the state of Durango in Northern Mexico. Durango has about 616,000 residents and an elevation of 1,884 metres.
