Durango, Durango

This airticle is aboot the Mexican ceety. For ither uises o the same name, see Durango (disambiguation).

Durango (Tepehuan: Korian), offeecially Victoria de Durango an kent as Ciudad de Durango an aw, is the caipital an mucklest ceety o the Mexican state o Durango. It staunds at an altitude o 1,890 metre (6,200 ft).^[1]

Victoria de Durango
Ceety
Ceety o Durango
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Eik-name(s):  Tierra del Cine (Movie Land)
Location o Durango athin the state
Victoria de Durango Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 24°01′N 104°40′W
Kintra	Mexico
State	Durango
Municipality	Durango
Foondit	8 Julie 1563
Foondit bi	Francisco de Ibarra
Govrenment
• Mayor	Carlos Matuk López de Nava
Elevation	1890 m (6,200 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	582,267
• Demonym	Duranguense/Durangueño
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	http://www.municipiodurango.gob.mx/

The ceety wis foondit on 8 Julie 1563 by Spaingie Basque splorer Francisco de Ibarra. Throuch the Spaingie colonial era the ceety wis the caipital o the Nueva Vizcaya province o New Spain, whilk consistit maistly o the present day states o Durango an Chihuahua.

It sers as municipal seat o Durango Municipality whilk haed a population o 631,712 in 2010. The municipality haes a relatively muckle laund aurie o 10,041 km² (3,877 sq mi) an includes siclike ootlyin commonties as El Nayar an Cinco de Mayo.

Sister ceeties

• Durango, Colorado, Unitit States
• Melrose Park, Illinois, Unitit States
• Durango, Spain
• Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico