Culiacán is a municipality in the state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico.[2]
Municipality of Culiacán
Municipio de Culiacán | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Sinaloa | |
| Coordinates: 24°48′29″N 107°23′49″W / 24.808°N 107.397°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Sinaloa |
| Seat | Culiacán Rosales |
| No. of Sindicaturas | 17 |
| Foundation | 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Juan de Dios Gámez Mendivil |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,758 km2 (1,837 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 858,638[1] |
| • Density | 180.5/km2 (467/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Zona Pacífico) |
| Website | Culiacán Government page |
The municipal seat is the city of Culiacán.
Political subdivision
editThe municipality of Culiacán is subdivided into 18 sindicaturas:
- El Salado
- Higueras de Abuya
- Baila
- Aguaruto
- Emiliano Zapata
- Adolfo López Mateos (El Tamarindo)
- Jesús María
- Las Tapias
- Quilá
- Sanalona
- San Lorenzo
- Tacuichamona
- Tepuche
- Imala
- Costa Rica
- Culiacancito
- Eldorado
- Las Flechas
See also
edit- Culiacán
- Aguaruto
Media related to Culiacán Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ "Main results by locality 2010". INEGI. 2010.
- ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
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