Durango (state)

Durango

State

Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango

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State of Durango within Mexico

Coordinates: 24°56′N 104°55′W / 24.933°N 104.917°WCoordinates: 24°56′N 104°55′W / 24.933°N 104.917°W

May 22, 1824

Government

• Governor

• Senators

• Deputies

Area

• Total

123,317 km² (47,613 sq mi)

Ranked 4th

Highest elevation

3,340 m (10,960 ft)

Population (2015)

• Total

1,754,754

• Rank

24th

• Density

14/km² (37/sq mi)

• Density rank

30th

Demonym(s)

Duranguense

Time zone

CST (UTC−6)

• Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC−5)

34-35

Area codes 1 and 2

MX-DUR

0.732 High Ranked 21st

GDP

US$48,158.602 mil

Website

Official Web Site

^ a. The state's GDP was 104,430.112 million of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 8,158.602 millon of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).

Durango ( duˈɾaŋɡo ), officially Free and Sovereign State of Durango (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango) ( Tepehuan: Korian) (Nahuatl: Tepēhuahcān), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, compose the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur. The city of Victoria de Durango is the state's capital, named after the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria.

Durango, along with the states of Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa, formed the historical and geographical unity of Northern Mexico, for what was the majority of the last millennium; it was not until the territories were reorganized after the independence struggle that they emerged as independent entities. This broad area represents the natural corridor that the Sierra Madre Occidental offered to the Toltec and Nahuatlaca tribes, both whom took advantage of the large accidental stone conformations to survive in the wilderness of the territory. The new formations formed as the only security for the tribes that moved among Northern Mexico and the Valley of Anahuac, eventually becoming a home-state for these tribes who then began to form small communities, united by language and region. The Tepehuános, Huichol, Cora, Tarahumara incorporated perfectly distinct nations, each with evident sedentary purposes, and a strong family structure, all whilst setting aside the bellicose attitude of the Chichimec tribe of the center of the then-current Republic. Sedentary life began in Durango around 500 B.C. in response to population growth. The exceptions were the Acaxee, Humas, and Xiximes who were constantly at war but always on the look-out for final settlements in the region of the Quebradas.

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