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Municipalities of Durango

Municipalities of Durango

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Durango is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Durango is the 25th most populous state with 1,832,650 inhabitants, but the 4th largest by land area spanning 123,575.36 square kilometres (47,712.71 sq mi).[1][2] Durango has a population density of 14.8/km2 (38.4/sq mi), making it Mexico's second-lowest dense state, after Baja California Sur.[1][2]

Map of Mexico with Durango highlighted

Municipalities in Durango are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population is the state capital Durango, with 688,697 residents or approximately 35.7% of the state population.[1] The smallest municipality by population is San Pedro del Gallo with 1,633 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is also Durango which spans 9,306.43 km2 (3,593.23 sq mi), and the smallest is Vicente Guerrero which spans 370.56 km2 (143.08 sq mi).[2] Most municipalities were incorporated upon the division of the state of Durango into municipal units by the Constitución Política del Estado Libre de Durango on September 1, 1825, shortly after the state was admitted to the Union of Mexico.[6] The most recent municipality to incorporate is Nuevo Ideal, on January 1, 1989.[6]

  • Largest municipalities in Durango by population
  • Downtown Durango
    Durango, capital and largest municipality in the state.
  • Dawn at Gomez Palacio
    Gómez Palacio, second largest municipality.
  • Plaza de Armas, Lerdo
    Lerdo, third largest municipality.

†  State capital

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Notes

  1. General Simón Bolívar was originally incorporated as San Bartolo, changing its name on June 9, 1938.[8]
  2. Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Cerro Gordo, changing its name on May 1, 1927.[9]
  3. Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Miguel de las Bocas, changing its name on May 1, 1927.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 – SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Unidad de Microrregiones Cédulas de Información Municipal (SCIM)" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. [4]
    OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-9264015326.
  5. [5]
    International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. [6]
    Estado de Durango. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. pp. 76–91. ISBN 978-970-13-1495-1.
  7. [7]
    "Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. [8]
    Estado de Durango. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. p. 102. ISBN 978-970-13-1495-1.
  9. [9]
    Estado de Durango. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. p. 80. ISBN 978-970-13-1495-1.
  10. [10]
    Estado de Durango. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-970-13-1495-1.
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