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Durango (Spanish pronunciation: [duˈɾaŋɡo] ⓘ), officially Free and Sovereign State of Durango (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango) (Tepehuán: Korian) (Nahuatl: Tepēhuahcān), is a state in northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, Durango has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur. The city of Victoria de Durango is the state's capital, named after the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria.
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Durango | |
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Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango | |
Coordinates: 24°56′N 104°55′W | |
Country | Mexico |
Capital | Victoria de Durango |
Largest City | Victoria de Durango |
Municipalities | 39 |
Admission | May 22, 1824[1] |
Order | 17th |
Government | |
• Governor | José Rosas Aispuro National Action Party (Mexico) |
• Senators[2] | Rodolfo Dorador Andrés Galván Rivas Ricardo Pacheco |
• Deputies[3] |
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Area | |
• Total | 123,317 km2 (47,613 sq mi) |
Ranked 4th | |
Highest elevation | 3,340 m (10,960 ft) |
Population (2015)[6] | |
• Total | 1,754,754 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
• Rank | 30th |
Demonym | Duranguense |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 34-35 |
Area code | |
ISO 3166 code | MX-DUR |
HDI | 0.732 High Ranked 21st |
GDP | US$48,158.602 mil[a] |
Website | Official Web Site |
^ a. The state's GDP was 104,430.112 million of pesos in 2008,[7] amount corresponding to 8,158.602 millon of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).[8] |
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