Durango, officially Victoria de Durango, is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the municipality of Durango. It had a population of 616,068 at the 2020 census, with 688,697 across the municipality, and sits at an altitude of 1,890 meters in the Valley of Guadiana. The city's official name honors Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of Mexico and a native of the state.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude24.022778 degrees north 1 Longitude104.654444 degrees west 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikipedia: Durango (city)
Infobox, population_total
616,068
Infobox, population_as_of
2020
Infobox, area_total_km2
118
Introduction, second paragraph
Durango was founded on 8 July 1563
Infobox, elevation_m
1,890
Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), latitude
24.022777777778,-104.65444444444
Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), longitude
24.022777777778,-104.65444444444
View the Source2. GeoNames: Victoria de Durango - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4011743
24.02032 -104.65756 P PPL MX 10 005 518709 1884 America/Monterrey
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1884 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, -104.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, -104.75
24.25 -104.75 BSk
Wikidata: Durango City
Wikidata Q112813, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Durango City (Wikipedia)
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