Nazas | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 25°13′34″N 104°6′39″W / 25.22611°N 104.11083°WCoordinates: 25°13′34″N 104°6′39″W / 25.22611°N 104.11083°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Durango |
Municipal seat | Nazas |
Area | |
• Total | 2,412.8 km2 (931.6 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12,411 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Nazas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nazas. The municipality covers an area of 2,412.8 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,411, up from 12,166 as of 2005.
As of 2010, the town of Nazas had a population of 3,622. Other than the town of Nazas, the municipality had 78 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: General Lázaro Cárdenas (Pueblo Nuevo) (1,927) and Paso Nacional (1,366), classified as rural.