Sinaloa, Mexico
| Sinaloa, México | |||
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| Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Land of the 11 Rivers | |||
| Anthem: State of Sinaloa Anthem |
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.svg) State of Sinaloa within Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 25°0′N 107°30′W / 25.000°N 107.500°WCoordinates: 25°0′N 107°30′W / 25.000°N 107.500°W | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| Capital | Culiacán Rosales | ||
| Largest City | Culiacán Rosales | ||
| Municipalities | 18 | ||
| Admission | October 14, 1830 | ||
| Order | 20th | ||
| Seat | 123 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor |
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| • Senators |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 57,365 km2 (22,149 sq mi) | ||
| Ranked 18th | |||
| Highest elevation | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 2,966,321 | ||
| • Rank | 16th | ||
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 18th | ||
| Demonym(s) | Sinaloense | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) | ||
| Postal code | 80-82 | ||
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-SIN | ||
| HDI |
 0.764 very high Ranked 8th
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| GDP | US$ 13,749,376.25 | ||
| Website | www |
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| ^ a. The state's GDP was $175,992,016 thousand of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to $13,749,376.25 thousand of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010). | |||
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Sinaloa (
sinaˈloa ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, compose the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
It is located in Northwestern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Sonora to the north, Chihuahua and Durango to the east (separated from them by the Sierra Madre Occidental) and Nayarit to the south. To the west, Sinaloa has a significant share of coastline on the Gulf of California.
The state covers an area of 57,377 square kilometers (22,153 sq mi), and includes the Islands of Palmito Verde, Palmito de la Virgen, Altamura, Santa María, Saliaca, Macapule and San Ignacio. It is known to be a stronghold territory for the Sinaloa Cartel.
In addition to the capital city, the state's important cities include Mazatlán and Los Mochis.
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