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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.
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.
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.
Durango, estado (state), north-central Mexico. It is bounded by the states of Chihuahua to the north, Coahuila and Zacatecas to the east, Jalisco and Nayarit to the south, and Sinaloa to the west. The state capital is the city of Durango (Durango de Victoria).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Durango is the capital of the state of Durango in Northern Mexico. It is a very friendly city. The Historic Center of the city contains the largest number of historic buildings catalogued in the north of the country, and is part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Durango 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.
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.
