Peñón Blanco | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 24°47′N 104°01′W / 24.783°N 104.017°WCoordinates: 24°47′N 104°01′W / 24.783°N 104.017°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Durango |
Municipal seat | Peñón Blanco |
Area | |
• Total | 1,827 km2 (705 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 10,473 |
• Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Peñón Blanco is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Peñón Blanco. The municipality covers an area of 1827 km².
In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,473, up from 9,891 in 2005.
In 2010, the town of Peñón Blanco had a population of 5,271. Other than the town of Peñón Blanco, the municipality had 103 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: General Jesús Agustín Castro (Independencia) (1,907), classified as rural.