Municipalities of Durango

Map of Mexico with Durango highlighted

Map of Mexico with Durango highlighted

Durango is a state in northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 municipalities.<ref name="census2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to the 2020 INEGI census, Durango is the 25th most populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants, but the 4th largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" /> Durango has a population density of Template:Pop density, making it Mexico's second-lowest dense state, after Baja California Sur.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" />

Municipalities in Durango are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.<ref name="constitution">Template:Cite act</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.<ref name="Mexicolaws">Template:Cite book</ref> They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />

The largest municipality by population is the state capital Durango, with 688,697 residents or approximately Template:Percentage of the state population.<ref name="census2020" /> The smallest municipality by population is San Pedro del Gallo with 1,633 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is also Durango which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Vicente Guerrero which spans Template:Convert.<ref name=Landarea /> Most municipalities were incorporated upon the division of the state of Durango into municipal units by the Constitución Política del Estado Libre de Durango on September 1, 1825, shortly after the state was admitted to the Union.<ref name="incorporationdates" /> The most recent municipality to incorporate is Nuevo Ideal, on January 1, 1989.<ref name="incorporationdates" />

Municipalities

• Largest municipalities in Durango by population
• Downtown Durango
  Durango, capital and largest municipality in the state.
• Dawn at Gomez Palacio
  Gómez Palacio, second largest municipality.
• Plaza de Armas, Lerdo
  Lerdo, third largest municipality.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)<ref name="census2020" />	Population (2010)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Change	Land area<ref name="Landarea"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Population density (2020)	Incorporation date<ref name="incorporationdates">Template:Cite book</ref>
				km2		sq mi
Canatlán	Ciudad Canatlán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Canelas	Canelas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coneto de Comonfort	Coneto de Comonfort	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuencamé	Cuencamé de Ceniceros	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
DurangoTemplate:Dagger	Victoria de Durango	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Oro	Santa María del Oro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
General Simón Bolívar<ref group="lower-alpha"> General Simón Bolívar was originally incorporated as San Bartolo, changing its name on June 9, 1938.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	General Simón Bolívar	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gómez Palacio	Gómez Palacio	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guadalupe Victoria	Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guanaceví	Guanaceví	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Hidalgo<ref group="lower-alpha"> Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Cerro Gordo, changing its name on May 1, 1927.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Villa Hidalgo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Indé	Indé	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Lerdo	Ciudad Lerdo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mapimí	Mapimí	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mezquital	Mezquital	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nazas	Nazas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nombre de Dios	Nombre de Dios	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nuevo Ideal	Nuevo Ideal	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocampo<ref group="lower-alpha"> Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Miguel de las Bocas, changing its name on May 1, 1927.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Villa Ocampo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Otáez	Otáez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pánuco de Coronado	Francisco I. Madero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Peñón Blanco	Peñón Blanco	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Poanas	Villa Unión	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pueblo Nuevo	El Salto	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Rodeo	Rodeo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Bernardo	San Bernardo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Dimas	Tayoltita	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Juan de Guadalupe	San Juan de Guadalupe	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Juan del Río	San Juan del Río	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Luis del Cordero	San Luis del Cordero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Pedro del Gallo	San Pedro del Gallo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Clara	Santa Clara	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santiago Papasquiaro	Santiago Papasquiaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Súchil	Súchil	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tamazula	Tamazula de Victoria	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tepehuanes	Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlahualilo	Tlahualilo de Zaragoza	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Topia	Topia	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Vicente Guerrero	Vicente Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Durango	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
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