El Oro Municipality, Durango

El Oro (Spanish: [el ˈoɾo] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Santa María del Oro. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km².

El Oro
Municipality
Location in Durango
El Oro Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°56′58″N 105°21′52″W
Country	Mexico
State	Durango
Municipal seat	Santa María del Oro
Area
• Total	3,559.0 km2 (1,374.1 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	11,320
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Zona Centro)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,320,^[1] up from 10,501 as of 2005.^[2]

The municipality had 113 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was Santa María del Oro (5,878), classified as urban.^[1]