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{{Short description|City in Sinaloa, Mexico}}
{{Other uses|Culiacán Municipality}}
{{Distinguish|Culiacancito}}
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|caption = '''Left to right:''' Panoramic view of the city · Culiacán Botanical Garden · [[Culiacán Cathedral]] · Tres Ríos District · Monumental letters · [[Tomateros de Culiacán]] baseball monument · Sunset in Culiacán
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'''Culiacán Rosales'''  is the capital and largest city of [[Sinaloa]] in northwestern Mexico.  It is located within the [[Culiacán Municipality]]. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish [[conquistadors]] [[Lázaro de Cebreros]] and [[Nuño de Guzmán|Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán]] originally under the name "Villa de San Miguel", in honor of its patron saint [[Michael the Archangel]].

According to the 2020 [[National Institute of Statistics and Geography|INEGI]] census, Culiacán had an estimated population of 808,416, making it the [[List of cities in Mexico|21st most populous city in Mexico]]. Its metropolitan area, with a population of 1,003,530, was the [[Metropolitan areas of Mexico|17th most populous metropolitan area in Mexico]].

The city sits in a valley on the slopes of the [[Sierra Madre Occidental]], at the confluence of the [[Tamazula River|Tamazula]] and [[Humaya River|Humaya]] Rivers, where both join to form the [[Culiacán River]] 55 meters above sea level.

== Etymology ==
The name derives from the [[Nahuatl]] colhua ("ancestor" or a tribal name) and the locative –can ("place"), rendering "place of the Colhua". Some historians alternatively interpret it as "snake place" or "crooked hill". The most accepted theory is "place of the colhuas", or "inhabited by the colhua tribe", and the most frequent meaning is "place of worshiping the god Coltzin".<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2007|title=Sinaloa – Culiacán|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sinaloa/mpios/25006a.htm|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930022423/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sinaloa/mpios/25006a.htm|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=García |first1=María |title=Toponimia nahua de Sinaloa |journal=Revista de Estudios Mesomericanos |year=2010 |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=45–62}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sinaloa.gob.mx/etimologia |title=Etimología de los municipios de Sinaloa |publisher=Gobierno de Sinaloa |date=2024-03-15 |accessdate=2025-10-17}}</ref>

==History==

=== Prehispanic era ===
An ancient indigenous settlement called Huey Colhuacan dates back to [[Tecpatl]], corresponding to the year 628 CE. The [[Aztecs]] built it during their pilgrimage. Its exact location is unknown, but it is assumed that it was close to the current town of [[Culiacancito|Culiacáncito]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}

===Founding ===
The city known today as Culiacán was co-founded in 1531 by [[conquistador]]s [[Lázaro de Cebreros]] and [[Nuño de Guzmán|Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán]] under the name "Villa de San Miguel". Upon their arrival in the 16th century, the Spanish found the existence of farmhouses organized in indigenous nations by the [[tribe]] of the [[Tahues]], which brought together a group of people of the same origin and language who had a common tradition.

Other indigenous peoples that inhabited the original territory of Culiacán were the [[Tebacas]], [[Pacaxes]], [[Sabaibo]], and [[Achires]].

After their war of conquest in 1531, de Cebreros and de Guzmán organized the territories acquired into three provinces. One of them was Culiacán, which was delimited to the South by the [[Elota River]] and to the North by the Mocorito River, depending on the [[Nueva Galicia|Kingdom of Nueva Galicia]]. Organized in this way, the territory lasted until 1786, the year in which the administration system was implemented,{{Clarify|reason=What administration system? The [[Nueva Galicia]] page mentions nothing of the sort (that I could find).|date=May 2022}} with [[Sonora]] and [[Sinaloa]] forming the province of Arizpe and the older province of Culiacán remaining the same.

=== Independent Mexico ===
On 6 October 1821, [[Mexican War of Independence|independence]] was sworn in Culiacán. Culiacán was granted the category of city on 21 July 1823, when the provinces of Sonora and Sinaloa separated by decree from Congress. In 1824, by the [[Constitutive Act of the Mexican Federation]], Sinaloa and Sonora reunited, forming the [[Estado de Occidente]]. On 13 October 1830, the provinces of Sonora and Sinaloa were definitively separated by decree, with the city of Culiacán designated the capital of the state of Sinaloa. In 1861, during the conservative government of the [[Second French intervention in Mexico|French Intervention]], prefectures were installed, and the Municipalities Law was enacted that divided the Districts into City Councils. The [[Badiraguato]] District was suppressed and became part of the Culiacán District as a municipality.

From 1859 to 1873, the capital of Sinaloa was moved from Culiacán to Mazatlán. In the [[Restored Republic (Mexico)|Restored Republic]], Governor Eustaquio Buelna confronted the merchants of the port. He returned to Culiacán, and the Local Congress gave it the status of capital of the state.

=== Porfirian and revolutionary times ===
In 1878, Culiacán had three City Halls, whose headwaters were Culiacán, [[Quilá]], and [[Badiraguato]]. This remained the case until 1880 when Badiraguato returned to being a district with the limits that previously corresponded to it.

Municipalities were established by law in 1912 as a new form of internal government. However, this law did not come into force until 1915, when political directories were suppressed, causing the districts to become free municipalities. Culiacán was established as a municipality by decree on 8 April 1915. Within its original limits was the current Municipality of [[Navolato, Sinaloa|Navolato]], which was segregated from Culiacán on 27 August 1982, depriving the city of {{convert|2285|km2|mi2}} of valley agriculture.
[[File:Alfredo Campos y Su Guerrilla, Entrando a Culiacan, Abril de 1912 (21629446670) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Alfredo Campos and his guerrilla, entering Culiacán, in April 1912.]]
Sometime later, the State Congress approved the extension of the capital city's name, giving it its current official name of Culiacán de Rosales. "Rosales" honors the great Mexican military man [[Antonio Rosales]], who fought in the second French Intervention and the [[Reform War]], along with serving as the governor of Sinaloa.

=== After World War II ===
From the late 1950s onward, Culiacán emerged as a major hub for [[drug trafficking]] to the United States. The completion of the [[Pan-American Highway]] and the regional airport in the 1960s accelerated the expansion of workable distribution infrastructure for the enterprising few families that would later come to dominate the international [[drug cartel]]s along Mexico's Pacific Northwest. The [[Sinaloa Cartel]] made Culiacán its primary base.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mexico's Sinaloa gang grows empire, defies crackdown|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-drugs-idUSTRE70I6UZ20110119|access-date=5 January 2023|newspaper=Reuters|date=19 January 2011|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312002339/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-drugs-idUSTRE70I6UZ20110119|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 17 October 2019, after an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to arrest one of the cartel leaders, widespread gunfights broke out across the city, leading to multiple deaths, in what has been called the "[[Battle of Culiacán]]". One of [[Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]]'s relatives, [[Ovidio Guzmán]], was arrested by police, but were forced to release him.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/world/americas/culiacan-mexico-chapo-son.html|title = After Soldiers Surrender el Chapo's Son, a Shocked Mexican City Sighs with Relief|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 20 October 2019|last1 = Villegas|first1 = Paulina|access-date = 29 January 2022|archive-date = 29 January 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129014011/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/world/americas/culiacan-mexico-chapo-son.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

== Coat of arms ==
[[File:Culiacan Escudo.PNG|thumb|Coat of arms of the city of Culiacán.]]
The coat of arms of the municipality and the city of Culiacán in Sinaloa, Mexico, has various elements that represent the history of the municipality yesterday and today.

Rolando Arjona Amábilis was the artist behind the official coat of arms of the Municipality of Culiacán, which was made official through municipal decree number 13 May 26, 1960, and published in number 90 of the Official Newspaper of the State of Sinaloa on 30 July 1960. Its shape is square with rounded corners ending in a point. The entire face of the shield is covered with a [[carmine]] color. In the center is a [[Aztec script|hieroglyph]] representing a hill with a human head inclined forward. This glyph alludes to Coltzin, "the crooked god", an authentic figure of [[Aztec mythology|Nahuatl mythology]], who gave its name to the Nahuatlaca-Colhua tribe and, in turn, to the town of its residence, Colhuacán or Teocolhuacán.

Across the face of the shield, there are symbols of water referring to rivers. In the central part and towards the left side, a cross is followed by a path on which footprints can be observed that end in a small construction. These motifs symbolize the missionaries of San Miguel de Culiacán left for the North, and they are invoked as an obligatory tribute to the goodness and heroism of the missionaries.

On the carmine border, the word "Culiacán" can be read in its upper part, and in its lower part the word "Colhuacán", which corresponds to the true name of the place in the [[Nahuatl|Nahuatl language]]. In the upper part of the shield, there is a hill with a germinating seed and the figure of a golden sun, alluding both to the tropical climate of this region and to the fundamentally agricultural effort of its inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Escudo de Culiacán|url=https://www.culiacan.gob.mx/informacion/escudo/|title=Escudo|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814203629/https://www.culiacan.gob.mx/informacion/escudo/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Politics ==
[[File:Culiacan Ayuntamiento.jpg|thumb|Culiacán City hall.]]
The government of the municipality of Culiacán corresponds to its City Council, which is elected by a universal, direct, and secret vote for a period of three years. The term is not renewable for the immediate period but can be continuous. The elected officials begin to exercise their position on 1 January of the year following the election. The City Council is composed of the Municipal President, a Procurator Trustee, and a body of councilors consisting of 18 representatives elected by relative majority and seven by the principle of proportional representation.

=== Syndications ===
For its internal regime, the municipality is subdivided into 17 receiverships, which in turn are divided into police stations. The 17 receiverships of the municipality are: 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, Culiacáncito, and Eldorado.

===Paramunicipals===

* Culiacán Zoo
* JAPAC
* Municipal Institute of Sports and Physical Culture (IMDEC)
* EME Park (87)
* Municipal Institute of Culiacán Women (IMMUJERES)
* MIA Institute (MIA Museum & MIA Auditorium)
* Culiacán Municipal Institute of Culture (IMCC)
* Housing Institute
* DIF Culiacán
* The Chronicle of Culiacán
* Municipal Institute of Youth (IMJU)
* Municipal Commission of Populated Centers of Culiacán (COMUN)
* IMPLAN
* COMPAVI

== Geography ==
[[File:Culiacan, Sinaloa.svg|right|frameless|217x217px]]

=== Location ===
Culiacán is located in the central region of the [[Sinaloa|State of Sinaloa]], forming part of the Northwest of Mexico. The coordinates that correspond to it are 24 ° 48'15 "N (latitude) by 107 ° 25'52" W (West), with an altitude of 54 meters above sea level.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

The city is located {{convert|1240|km|mi}} from [[Mexico City]]. From Culiacán to [[Tepic]] is only 502&nbsp;km; to [[Durango City|Durango]], 536&nbsp;km; to [[Hermosillo]], 688&nbsp;km; to [[Guadalajara]], 708&nbsp;km; to [[Monterrey]], 1,118&nbsp;km; to [[Chihuahua City|Chihuahua]], 1,159&nbsp;km; to [[Tijuana]], 1,552&nbsp;km; and to [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros]], 1,434&nbsp;km.<ref>{{Cite web|title=México a Culiacán Rosales|url=https://www.google.com/maps?hl=es-419&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=35243188&biw=1280&bih=677&um=1&ie=UTF-8&gl&daddr=culiacan&saddr=mexico&panel=1&f=d&fb=1&dirflg=d&geocode=KVNTaIg7OgSEMRGYCWu-tGTt;KY_5R3fH1ryGMcwjLevw69mN&sa=X&ei=Zl92UO-8C8K02gWy4ID4BQ&ved=0CB8Q9w8wAA|access-date=3 July 2020|website=México a Culiacán Rosales|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929024424/https://www.google.com/maps?hl=es-419&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=35243188&biw=1280&bih=677&um=1&ie=UTF-8&gl&daddr=culiacan&saddr=mexico&panel=1&f=d&fb=1&dirflg=d&geocode=KVNTaIg7OgSEMRGYCWu-tGTt;KY_5R3fH1ryGMcwjLevw69mN&sa=X&ei=Zl92UO-8C8K02gWy4ID4BQ&ved=0CB8Q9w8wAA|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Relief and hydrography ===

The relief of the municipality is well defined by a mountainous part and the coastal plain. The mountainous part corresponds to the physiographic region of the highlands, part of the Pacific slope of the [[Sierra Madre Occidental]] mountain range with elevations of 300 to 2,100 meters above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 October 2013|title=Sinaloa – Culiacán|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/EMM25sinaloa/municipios/25006a.html|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013080229/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/EMM25sinaloa/municipios/25006a.html|archive-date=13 October 2013}}</ref> The coastal plain lies to the West and is crossed by four regional rivers: the [[Humaya River|Humaya]], [[Tamazula River|Tamazula]], [[Culiacán River|Culiacán]] and [[San Lorenzo River (Mexico)|San Lorenzo]]. The Humaya has its origin in the [[Durango|State of Durango]], entering Sinaloa through [[Badiraguato]]; its waters are controlled by the Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos dam. The Tamazula River arises in the Sierra Madre Occidental near the Topia Valley; its waters are controlled by the Sanalona dam. The Humaya and Tamazula Rivers unite in front of the city of Culiacán to form the [[Culiacán River]], which empties into the [[Gulf of California]]. The San Lorenzo is borne from the Sierra Madre Occidental within the State of Durango, enters Sinaloa through [[Cosalá]] and empties into the Gulf of California.

=== Climate ===
[[File:Culiacán sunset.jpg|thumb|209x209px|Sunset in Culiacán.]]
Culiacán has a hot [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system|Köppen]]: ''BSh''), despite receiving an annual rainfall over {{convert|600|mm|in|abbr=on}}, due to its hot temperatures and high evaporation. Summers are very hot and humid, shade temperatures can reach {{convert|45|C|F|0}} and high humidity can produce heat indices of {{convert|50|to|55|C|F}}, with the risk of heavy rainfall from decaying [[tropical cyclone]]s also present. Winters are much milder, with less humidity and an average high of 27&nbsp;°C, with warm nights. 
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|Jan record high C = 41.0
|Feb record high C = 42.0
|Mar record high C = 39.0
|Apr record high C = 41.5
|May record high C = 43.0
|Jun record high C = 45.5
|Jul record high C = 43.5
|Aug record high C = 46.0
|Sep record high C = 42.5
|Oct record high C = 44.2
|Nov record high C = 42.5
|Dec record high C = 37.0
|year record high C = 46.0
|Jan high C = 28.5
|Feb high C = 29.4
|Mar high C = 31.4
|Apr high C = 33.8
|May high C = 36.1
|Jun high C = 37.3
|Jul high C = 36.8
|Aug high C = 36.1
|Sep high C = 35.4
|Oct high C = 35.8
|Nov high C = 32.5
|Dec high C = 28.6
|year high C = 33.5
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|Feb mean C = 21.0
|Mar mean C = 22.6
|Apr mean C = 24.9
|May mean C = 27.9
|Jun mean C = 30.9
|Jul mean C = 30.8
|Aug mean C = 30.2
|Sep mean C = 29.8
|Oct mean C = 28.9
|Nov mean C = 24.8
|Dec mean C = 20.8
|year mean C = 26.1
|Jan low C = 12.2
|Feb low C = 12.6
|Mar low C = 13.7
|Apr low C = 16.0
|May low C = 19.6
|Jun low C = 24.4
|Jul low C = 24.7
|Aug low C = 24.3
|Sep low C = 24.2
|Oct low C = 22.1
|Nov low C = 17.1
|Dec low C = 13.1
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|Feb record low C = 2.0
|Mar record low C = 3.0
|Apr record low C = 3.0
|May record low C = 9.0
|Jun record low C = 12.0
|Jul record low C = 13.0
|Aug record low C = 16.0
|Sep record low C = 17.0
|Oct record low C = 11.0
|Nov record low C = 5.0
|Dec record low C = 3.0
|year record low C = 2.0
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|Jan precipitation mm = 13.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 14.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 2.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 1.3
|May precipitation mm = 1.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 18.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 151.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 216.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 187.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 42.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 22.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 15.9
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|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.4
|Feb precipitation days = 2.5
|Mar precipitation days = 1
|Apr precipitation days = 0.5
|May precipitation days = 0.6
|Jun precipitation days = 3.5
|Jul precipitation days = 15.7
|Aug precipitation days = 17.2
|Sep precipitation days = 13.1
|Oct precipitation days = 3.4
|Nov precipitation days = 2.5
|Dec precipitation days = 2.4
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|Jan humidity = 72
|Feb humidity = 70
|Mar humidity = 67
|Apr humidity = 65
|May humidity = 64
|Jun humidity = 67
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 75
|Sep humidity = 75
|Oct humidity = 72
|Nov humidity = 71
|Dec humidity = 72
|year humidity = 70
|Jan sun = 189.1
|Feb sun = 186.5
|Mar sun = 229.4
|Apr sun = 213.0
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|Aug sun = 198.4
|Sep sun = 195.0
|Oct sun = 229.4
|Nov sun = 213.0
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|year sun = 2498.9
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|Aprd sun = 7.1
|Mayd sun = 8.0
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|Augd sun = 6.4
|Sepd sun = 6.5
|Octd sun = 7.4
|Novd sun = 7.1
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|source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (humidity, 1981-2000)<ref name=SMN1>{{cite web
| url = https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Normales9120/sin/nor9120_25015.txt
| title = Estado de Durango-Estacion: CULIACAN (DGE)  
| work = Normales Climatologicas 1991–2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional 
| language = es
| access-date = 26 October 2025}}</ref><ref name="SMN extremes">{{cite web
| url = https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Med-Extr/dgo/medex25015.txt
| title = Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Culiacan
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| access-date = 26 October 2025
}}</ref><ref name=obs>{{cite web
| url = http://smn.cna.gob.mx/observatorios/historica/culiacan.pdf
| title = NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| access-date = 24 January 2016
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160130140810/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/observatorios/historica/culiacan.pdf
| archive-date = 30 January 2016
}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (sun, 1941–1970)<ref name = DWD>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_764120_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Culiacán, Sinaloa / Mexiko
| work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 24 January 2016
| archive-date = 24 February 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200224181429/https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_764120_kt.pdf
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
|date=December 2011
}}

== Demographics ==

=== Population dynamics ===
The Municipality of Culiacán has a total population of 858,638 inhabitants, this according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census carried out by the [[National Institute of Statistics and Geography]] (INEGI).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=20 April 2011|title=INEGI – México en cifras|url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/mexicocifras/default.aspx?ent=13|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420202215/http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/mexicocifras/default.aspx?ent=13|archive-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> It has a population density of 166.8 inhabitants / km2,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=22 November 2012|url=http://www.implanculiacan.gob.mx/DocumentosDescarga/Planos/ficha_mpio.pdf|title=Ficha Municipal|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122110557/http://www.implanculiacan.gob.mx/DocumentosDescarga/Planos/ficha_mpio.pdf|archive-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> the Municipality concentrates 31% of the population in the [[Sinaloa|State of Sinaloa]], with 422,507 men and 436,131 women, with a ratio of 96.9 men for every 100 women.<ref name=":0" />

The city of Culiacán Rosales occupies only a part of the municipality of Culiacán and in 2010 had an urban area of 65 km2, being the largest in the state of Sinaloa and has a population of 675,773 inhabitants (of which 329,608 are men and 346,165 are women), according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census carried out by the (INEGI), resulting in a population density of 10,396.5 inhabitants / km2.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=SEDESOL|url=http://cat.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/contenido.aspx?clave=250060001&tbl=tbl01}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> concentrating 78.7% of the total urban population of the Municipality. The ethnic groups most represented in the Municipality are the [[Mixtec language|Mixtec]] and [[Nahuatl]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Comisión Nacional de Pueblos Indígenas|url=http://www.cdi.gob.mx/indicadores/em_cuadro01_sin.pdf|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030200415/http://www.cdi.gob.mx/indicadores/em_cuadro01_sin.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> the total population of [[indigenous language]] speakers (HLI population) is 13,081 people.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=De acuerdo a estimaciones del extinto INI a partir de la base de datos del XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda del INEGI 2000. Dimensión de la población hablante de lengua indígena de acuerdo con el número de hablantes, solo incluye personas de 5 años y más.}}</ref> On the other hand, in the urban area of Culiacán, there are only 3,536 indigenous people.

The city ranks 20th in number of foreign population, which amounts to 6,693 inhabitants, which represent almost 1% of the total population; Among the main nationalities are Americans, Canadians, Spanish, Italians, Greeks, Argentines, Cubans, Colombians, Brazilians, Chinese, Japanese, Russians, Ukrainians, Venezuelans, Dominicans, Germans, among others.

The presence of people of Greek origin that occurred in the 1940s and 1950s coincided with the incipient but flourishing emergence of agriculture. This attracted a lot of Hellenic labor for the tillage of the land. This attracted a greater number of people; today, they make up the few thousand people who continue to live in the city. It is believed that the Greek community is the largest in Mexico.
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=== Housing and urbanism ===

The total number of dwellings that exist in the city is 221,144, of which only 176,799 dwellings are occupied, with an average of 3.81 inhabitants per inhabited dwelling.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025|reason=Specific statistics}} In general, cement roofs, walls, and floors are used for the construction of the house, although homes or buildings do not cease to exist, most of them have sheet roofs and earth floors. This occurs mainly in the area peripheral to the south of the city, where settlements of new inhabitants are growing in number.
[[File:Alberca Noche Culiacán 2016 1.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Hotel Lucerna.]]
Of the 176,799 occupied dwellings, 173,704 have electricity, 171,614 have piped water, 171,489 have drainage, and 169,550 have the 3 services simultaneously.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025|reason=Statistics}}

Among the noteworthy buildings are Torre Tres Ríos, Torre Santa María, Torre Tres Afluencias, Mileto 4 Ríos, Estela Corporate Center, Ceiba, BioInnova Building, Tower 120, and Dafi, all located in the [[Desarrollo Urbano Tres Ríos|Tres Ríos Urban Development]] district.

=== City zoning ===
The city is divided into different areas mainly:

The Historical [[Downtown Culiacán|Center of Culiacán]] is the original area of the city, in which most of the buildings of the Spanish colonization between the 16th and 19th centuries are found, it comprises a territorial extension of approximately 247,123 ha (2,471&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>). From the '70s onwards, there was a process of depopulation of the area due to the high costs of rents, the bustle of the main streets and avenues, and the priority of having more commercial spaces, but in recent years there has been a process of repopulation of the same with the construction of apartments in the periphery of the center and a project of urban reorganization in which it is intended to have a higher population density.
[[File:Culiacán downtown.jpg|thumb|212x212px|Culiacán downtown in April 2010.]]
Las Colonias, which are the first settlements that populated the perimeter around the original urban area by people from different social strata to have a largely wide space close to the center; Among the best known and with the largest population, we find: Infonavit Humaya, Tierra Blanca, 6 January, Stase, Juntas de Humaya, Almada, Miguel Alemán, Centro Sinaloa, Morelos, Palmito, El Barrio, Aurora, etc.

The subdivisions are areas divided by various construction companies, where certain sections feature the same style of housing, accommodating people of lower middle class, middle and upper middle class. Among the most well-known are: La Conquista, Villas del Rio, Valle Alto, Los Pinos, Villa Verde and Villa Fontana.
Residentials are considered to be areas strategically built for people with high purchasing power, with spacious houses, and large green areas. In most cases, they are private. Examples of these neighborhoods include: [[Desarrollo Urbano Tres Ríos|Tres Ríos]], Chapultepec, Los Álamos, Guadalupe, Lomas de Guadalupe, Colinas de San Miguel, Montebello, La Campiña, Las Quintas, Isla Musalá and La Primavera.

==Economy==
Culiacán's economy is mainly agricultural and commerce. It is a trade center for produce, meat, and fish. Among other industries, Culiacán represents 32 percent of the state economy.

[[Coppel]], [[Casa Ley]], [[Homex]], and other companies of national importance are headquartered in Culiacán.

==Administrative divisions==

Culiacán is divided into 27 sectors (''[[Sector (administrative division)|sectores]]''), which are groups of several quarters (''[[Colonia (Mexico)|colonias]]''):
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|Colinas de San Miguel
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==Education==
[[File:Culiacan Aerial View.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Culiacán]]
[[File:Escuela Libre de Derecho de Sinaloa.jpg|thumb|Escuela Libre de Derecho de Sinaloa]]

===Universities===
* Centro de Estudios Universitarios Superiores (CEUS)
* [[Escuela Libre de Derecho de Sinaloa]]
* Instituto Tecnológico de Culiacán
* [[Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey]] (ITESM) – Campus Sinaloa
* Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Sinaloa – Campus Culiacán
* Universidad Asia-Pacifico
* Universidad Autónoma de Durango-Campus Culiacán
* [[Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa]]
* [[Universidad Casa Blanca]]
* Universidad Católica de Culiacán
* Universidad Golfo de México – Campus Culiacán
* [[Universidad México Internacional]]
* Universidad de Occidente – Campus Culiacán
* Universidad de San Miguel (USM)
* [[Universidad TecMilenio]] – Campus Culiacán
* Universidad Tecnológica de Sinaloa
* Universidad Valle del Bravo – Campus Culiacán
* Universidad de Veracruz – Campus Culiacán
* Universidad Tecnológica de Culiacán
* Instituto Chapultepec

==Transportation==
The Terminal de Autobuses de Culiacán or Central de Autobuses Culiacán Millenium is a bus terminal located west of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

===Transit system===

====Urban transport====
As of 2024, Culiacán has just over 68 urban transport routes, which serve about one million users. The Culiacán urban transport is operated by RedPlus.<ref name="tusbuenasnoticias2">{{Cite news|url = https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/sinaloa/culiacan/rutas-de-camiones-urbanos-en-culiacan-en-2024/33710|title = ¿Cuáles son las rutas de camiones urbanos en Culiacán en 2024?|newspaper = Tus Buenas Noticias|date = 21 June 2024|access-date = 16 July 2024|archive-date = 16 July 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240716235825/https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/sinaloa/culiacan/rutas-de-camiones-urbanos-en-culiacan-en-2024/33710|url-status = live}}</ref>

====Rail====
The city has a train station operated by [[Ferromex]], which is used only to transport freight. It is connected to Mazatlán in the south and Guaymas in the north.

====Bus station====
Culiacán uses the "Millennium" International Bus Station ("Central Internacional de Autobuses "Millennium) to travel across of Mexico and to the United States (Arizona and California).

===Roads and expressways===
Though several high-speed roads have been built, most of the city's streets are rather narrow, and traffic jams are common during rush hour. There are 300,000 cars  in Culiacán, making the per capita number of cars one of the highest in the country.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

====Main roads====
Culiacán has several roads (avenues, boulevards, streets, etc.), but some of these are the main quick motor vehicle connection to other points of the city.
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* Álvaro Obregón Ave
* Francisco I. Madero Blvd.
* Paseo Niños Heroes
* El Dorado Ave
* Aeropuerto
* Emiliano Zapata Blvd.
* Benjamín Hill Ave
* Calzada de las Torres
* México 68
* Plan Mar de Cortes
* Heroico Colegio Militar
* Revolución Ave
* Sanalona Way
* Rolando Arjona Amabilis Blvd.
* Universitarios
* José Limón Blvd.
* Las Américas
* Diego Valadez Ríos
* Manuel J. Clouthier
* Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
* José Vasconcelos
* Gabriel Leyva Solano Blvd.
* Xicoténcatl
* Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez
* Enrique Sanchez Alonso Blvd.
* De los Insurgentes
* Pedro Infante Blvd.
* Rotarismo Road
* Ciudades Hermanas
* Patria Ave
* Constituyentes Emiliano García
* Nicolás Bravo
* 21 de Marzo Ave
* Las Minas
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====Bridges and tunnels====
The city has a total of 13 bridges: six across the [[Tamazula River]], two spanning the [[Humaya River]], and the longest one with four crossing the [[Culiacán River]].

* Musalá Bridge (Tamazula River)
* Musalá-Universitaria Bridge (Tamazula River)
* Benito Juárez Bridge (Tamazula River)
* Morelos Bridge (Tamazula River)
* Miguel Hidalgo Bridge (Tamazula River)
* Juan de Dios Bátiz-Tres Ríos Bridge (Tamazula River)
* Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez Bridge (Humaya River)
* Rafael Buelna Bridge (Humaya River)
* Jorge Almada Bridge (Culiacán River)
* Black Rail Bridge (Culiacán River)
* Rolando Arjona Amabilis-UDO (Culiacán River)
* USE-Valle Alto (Culiacán River)
* Libramiento Recursos (Rosales Channel)
* Eje Federalismo Bridges (Rosales Channel)
* Chavez Castro Bridge (Rosales Channel)
* Emiliano Zapata Pass Bridge (Rosales Channel)

Also, Culiacán has bridges in the streets that conform to high transit systems in places where rush hour is common.
* Zapata (Blvd. Emiliano Zapata)
* 280-Aeropuerto (Blvd. Aeropuerto)
* Eje Aeropuerto (Blvd. Aeropuerto-Emiliano Carranza street)
* Mexico 15 (Plan Mar de Cortes-Mexican Federal Highway 15)
* Primavera (Plan Mar de Cortes-La Primavera)
* Eje El Trébol (Plan Mar de Cortes-Blvd. Jesús Kumate)
* Eje Federalismo Tunnels (Gabriel Leyva Solano/Francisco I. Madero-Federalismo)
* UdO (Blvd. Rolando Arjona-Blvd. Lola Beltrán) under construction
* Gasolinera del Valle (Blvd. Jesús Kumate-Blvd. Emiliano Zapata) under construction
* Japac Country (Blvd. Pedro Infante-Blvd. Rolando Arjona) spring 2013

On 17 February 2014, investigators from Mexico and the United States learned that [[Joaquín Guzmán Loera]], or El Chapo, was using underground sewage tunnels in Culiacán by constructing hatches connecting to the drainage network in the bathtubs of his city "stash houses".<ref name="Boston.com">{{cite web|title=Officials: Wiretaps, aides led to drug lord arrest|url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/latin-america/2014/02/24/officials-wiretaps-aides-led-drug-lord-arrest/v0BHlTsBoJxhAiFaZqVRGK/story.html|publisher=Boston.com}}</ref>
On at least one occasion, authorities chased Guzman into the tunnels but lost him. An AP reporter said some of the tunnels were well-lit, had wood paneling, and was air-conditioned.<ref name="Boston.com"/>

====Highways and freeways====
Culiacán is a rail junction and is located on the [[Panamerican Highway]] that runs north to the United States and south to Guadalajara and Mexico City, and the Benito Juárez Highway or Maxipista, which is a toll road that runs parallel to the toll-free federal highway. It is connected to the north with Los Mochis and to the south with Mazatlán, Tepic, and Guadalajara with the Federal Highway 15.
* [[Mexican Federal Highway 15]] (north: Los Mochis, south: Mazatlán)
* Sanalona Free Highway (southeast: Sanalona (exit)/Cosalá)

Culiacán is linked to the satellite city of [[Navolato]] by a freeway that now reaches [[Altata]] on the Pacific Ocean coast. Culiacán is also linked to [[Tamazula de Victoria]] in Durango state.
* Freeway 280-30 (west: Navolato-Altata)
* Freeway 3-225 (north: Melchor Ocampo-Guamuchil)
* Freeway 5-325 (south: Costa Rica-El Dorado)
* Tamazula Interstate Freeway (northeast: Sanalona-Tamazula de Victoria)

===Airport===
Culiacán is served by [[Federal de Bachigualato International Airport]] {{airport codes|CUL|MMCL}}, the most important domestic gateway in the state of Sinaloa, and the second in international operations after [[Mazatlán International Airport]]. It is located south of downtown; it is also the 10th Mexican Air Force base.

==Entertainment==

===Tourism===
[[File:Culiacan Catedral.jpg|thumbnail|Culiacán Cathedral]]
[[File:Parque las riveras.JPG|thumbnail|Las Riveras Park on Old Waterfront]]
* [[Culiacán Cathedral]], a 19th-century church, began construction in the 1830s.
* Plazuela [[Alvaro Obregón]] was the place for social gatherings in the 1800s.
* La Lomita or Templo de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is the tallest church in Culiacán, situated on a hill with a view of the entire city.
* The Regional History Museum in the "Parque Constitución", a large art museum downtown and several small art galleries, is owned by several local universities.
* The Botanical Garden and Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa, a science museum, holds the fifth-largest [[meteorite]] on earth.
* A baseball stadium, the Estadio Angel Flores, is the home of Los Tomateros de Culiacán; a bigger football arena, called Estadio Banorte (formerly [[Estadio Carlos González]]), is the home of Los [[Dorados]] de Sinaloa, a Mexican football team.
* In addition, this city has a unique gastronomic diversity in its style.<ref name="tusbuenasnoticias.com">{{Cite news|url = https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/noticias/sinaloa/2024/06/21/34777-4-panaderias-en-culiacan-para-saborear-los-mejores-panes|title = ¿Las conoces? 4 panaderías en Culiacán para saborear los mejores panes artesanales|newspaper = Tus Buenas Noticias|date = 21 June 2024|access-date = 27 June 2024|archive-date = 22 August 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240822205956/https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/noticias/sinaloa/2024/06/21/34777-4-panaderias-en-culiacan-para-saborear-los-mejores-panes|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="tusbuenasnoticias1">{{Cite news|url = https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/historias/general/tacos-de-buche-el-pariente-en-culiacan-conoce-su-historia/33806|title = Tacos de Buche 'El Pariente' en Culiacán, los favoritos de culichis y famosos; conoce su inspiradora historia|newspaper = Tus Buenas Noticias|date = 21 June 2024|access-date = 16 July 2024|archive-date = 16 July 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240716235457/https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/historias/general/tacos-de-buche-el-pariente-en-culiacan-conoce-su-historia/33806|url-status = live}}</ref>
* Near the city there are many places to visit.<ref name="tusbuenasnoticias">{{Cite news|url = https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/noticias/sinaloa/2022/05/19/13174-pueblos-cerca-de-culiacan-sinaloa-para-visitar-este-fin-de-semana|title = Pueblos cerca de Culiacán, Sinaloa para visitar este fin de semana|newspaper = Tus Buenas Noticias|date = 21 June 2024|access-date = 27 June 2024|archive-date = 27 June 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240627194232/https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/noticias/sinaloa/2022/05/19/13174-pueblos-cerca-de-culiacan-sinaloa-para-visitar-este-fin-de-semana|url-status = live}}</ref>

===Parks and green areas===
=== Las Riberas Park ===
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Parque Las Riberas (in Spanish) is the area attached to the Tamazula and Humaya rivers. Different species of trees, such as willows, poplars, Guamúchiles, and eucalyptus, can be seen. The White Bimodal Bridge, which connects the park with the city center, facilitates access for pedestrians, and at night, it becomes a light show that contrasts with the Black Bridge in Culiacán.

=== Culiacán Botanical Garden ===
Located to the east of the city, this area is 10 ha and is home to different ecosystems and hundreds of plant and tree species, as well as the art installation Encounters by James Turrel. The Culiacán Botanical Garden has a variety of more than 2,000 plants.

=== Orabá Island ===
Orabá Island, as its name indicates, is an island between the confluence of the [[Tamazula River]] and the [[Humaya River]], where the [[Culiacán River]] is born. It is part of a series of parks and gardens that have been built on the banks of the three rivers.

=== Culiacán Zoo ===
Located next to the heart of the city, forming part of the Civic Center Constitución with an extension of 13.5 hectares, it houses 1,400 animals belonging to more than 450 species, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. It was built on 14 December 1950, as part of the Development Plan of the Sinaloa State Government, which contemplated the need to create a natural area that would contribute to promoting the education of flora and fauna existing in this region under the mandate of the State Governor. General Gabriel Leyva Velásquez, supported by Emilio Aguerreverre, Municipal President of Culiacán.

=== Tres Ríos water park ===
The Tres Ríos Water Park is a recreational space that was built at the confluence of the Humaya and Tamazula rivers, precisely where the Culiacán River is born.

This park is very close to Parque Las Riberas. It is the largest and most visited park in the northwest of the country.

=== Dancing fountains ===
The dancing or dancing fountains of Culiacán are a spectacle of hundreds of independent fountains programmed to "dance" to the sound of typical Sinaloan music. This show is presented every day in an area of the 3 Ríos Project where the flagpole is located, more specifically, at the mere confluence of the Humaya and Tamazula rivers.

=== Obregón Square ===
[[File:Kiosko de la Obregon.jpg|thumb|Kiosk in the Álvaro Obregón square.]]
Located on Álvaro Obregón Avenue.

===Sports===
The city is home to three professional league sports teams: baseball with the [[Tomateros de Culiacán]] from the [[Liga Mexicana del Pacífico]], two championships in Caribbean series in 1996 and 2002; and football with [[Dorados de Sinaloa]], who play at the Estadio Banorte ([[Estadio Carlos González]]) and basketball with the [[Caballeros de Culiacan|Caballeros de Culiacán]] from the [[CIBACOPA]]. Duck, [[dove]], and goose hunting season goes from early November through March. Culiacán also holds a yearly international marathon.

===Media===
Newspapers ''[[El Debate (Mexico)|El Debate]]'' and ''[[El noroeste|El Noroeste]]'' are published in Culiacán.

==Notable people==

=== Sciences ===

* [[Carmen Victoria Félix Chaidez]]

===Entertainment===
*[[Yolanda Andrade]], TV host
*[[Luis Campos (musician)|Luis Campos]], drummer (Collinz Room, Noelia)
*[[Cesar Millan]], dog trainer
*[[Paul Rodriguez (actor)|Paul Rodriguez]], Hollywood actor and talk show host
*[[Chalino Sánchez]], Mexican singer
*[[Sheyla Tadeo]], actress and comedian

===Sports===
*[[Irene Aldana]] (born 1988), mixed martial artist
*[[Julio César Chávez]], boxer with six world championships in three weight divisions<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Julio_Cesar_Chavez |title=Julio Cesar Chavez – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia |publisher=Boxrec.com |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016103007/http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Julio_Cesar_Chavez |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Julio César Chávez, Jr.]], former [[Middleweight]] champion<ref>{{cite web |author=Elie Seckbach %BloggerTitle% |url=http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/06/17/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-trainer-freddie-roach-workout/ |title=Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Trainer Freddie Roach Workout |publisher=Boxing.fanhouse.com |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=23 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723085044/http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/06/17/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-trainer-freddie-roach-workout |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Omar Chávez]], [[welterweight]] contender prospect<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Omar_Chavez |title=Omar Chavez – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia |publisher=Boxrec.com |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225144640/http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Omar_Chavez |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Óliver Pérez]], [[Major League Baseball]] player
*[[Alberto Medina]], footballer
*[[Jared Borgetti]], footballer
*[[Jorge Iván Estrada]], footballer
*[[Héctor Moreno (footballer)|Héctor Moreno]], footballer
*[[Julio Urías]], [[Major League Baseball]] player, [[World Series]] champion
*[[Joey Meneses]], [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Stephen Mears |url=https://www.talknats.com/2022/08/28/joey-meneses-rare-air-can-continue/ |title=Joey Meneses is in rare air, but can it continue? |date=28 August 2022 |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822205912/https://www.talknats.com/2022/08/28/joey-meneses-rare-air-can-continue/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ozziel Herrera]], footballer
*[[Jesús Ricardo Angulo]] (born 1997), Mexican football winger
*[[Jesús Alberto Angulo]] (born 1998), Mexican football defender

===Modeling===
*[[Paulina Flores Arias]], Miss Mexico 2000, model
*[[Rosa María Ojeda]], Miss Mexico 2006
*[[Laura Elena Zuniga Huizar]], Miss Mexico 2008, Miss Latinoamericana 2008, model
*[[Perla Beltrán|Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta]], Miss Mexico 2009, 2009 Miss World, model

===Crime===
*[[Benjamín Arellano Félix]], Mexican [[drug lord]], founder of [[Tijuana Cartel]].
*[[Carlos Arellano Félix]], Mexican drug lord.
*[[Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix]], Mexican drug lord.
*[[Ramón Arellano Félix]], Mexican drug lord, founder of [[Tijuana Cartel]].
*[[Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo]], Mexican drug lord, founder of [[Guadalajara Cartel]].
*[[Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]], Mexican drug lord.<ref name="nytimes.com"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Culiacan3.png|[[Culiacán Cathedral]]
File:Culiacan4.png|Culiacán's downtown
File:Culiacan8.png|Culiacán street
File:Culiacan9.png|Culiacán River by Sinaloa Blvd
File:Culiacan12.png|"La Plazuela Rosales"
File:CuliacanSinMX Overlook.jpg|View north of Avenida Prol. Alvaro Obregon from Mirador La Lomita
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Mexico}}
*[[Aguaruto]]
*[[Culiacancito|Culiacáncito]]

==References==
{{reflist}}https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/noticias/sinaloa/2024/06/21/34777-4-panaderias-en-culiacan-para-saborear-los-mejores-panes

==External links==
{{Commons category|Culiacán Rosales}}
*{{wikivoyage inline|Culiacán}}
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.culiacan.gob.mx/ H. Ayuntamiento de Culiacán] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708085207/http://culiacan.gob.mx/ |date=8 July 2010 }} — Official website
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060624100353/http://culiacan.com.mx/ Culiacán Travel Guide] – Official website

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