Durango Municipality

Durango is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Victoria de Durango, the state capital. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km².

Durango
Municipality
City of Durango
Durango Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 24°01′30″N 104°40′03″W
Country	Mexico
State	Durango
Municipal seat	Durango City
Area
• Total	10,041 km2 (3,877 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	582,267
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Zona Centro)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 582,267,^[1] up from 526,659 as of 2005.^[2]

The municipality had 1,323 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Victoria de Durango (518,709), El Nayar (3,308), Cinco de Mayo (2,249), classified as urban, and La Ferrería (Cuatro de Octubre) (2,021), José María Pino Suárez (2,014), Colonia Hidalgo (1,986), Llano Grande (1,938), Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (1,712), Villa Montemorelos (1,617), Banderas del Águila (1,274), José Refugio Salcido (1,262), Santiago Bayacora (1,218), Cinco de Febrero (1,131), José María Morelos y Pavón (La Tinaja) (1,072), and El Arenal (San Jerónimo) (1,015), classified as rural.^[1]