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Durango

State of Mexico

Also known as Estado de Durango · Free and Sovereign State of Durango · Tepēhuahcān

Country: Mexico
Located in: Mexico
Population: 1,754,754(2015)
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1.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/consulta_resultados/zip/iter2010/iter_10xls10.zip
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Area: 123,317 km²
Elevation: 1,966 m
Head of government: Q5945231
Founded: 1824
Time zone: Q5385

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Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the states which make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650, the eighth 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.

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Named after: Q732094
Shares border with: Q655
Q53079
Q80269
Capital: Q112813
Part of: Q6104194
Contains the administrative territorial entity: Q2123554
Office held by the head of government: Q3112712
Legislative body: Q20014631
Anthem: Q48781839
Language used: Q35575
Q3518245
Q12645553
Q12953917
Q16115449
Continent: North America
Geoshape: Data:Mexico/Durango.map
Native label: Durango
Demonym: Duranguense applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
Flag: Q2327457

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24.9347, -104.9119OpenStreetMap ↗

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