Sinaloa_de_Leyva
Sinaloa de Leyva
Town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa
Sinaloa de Leyva (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa ðe ˈlejβa]) is a town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Its geographical location is 25°36′25″N 107°33′18″W. The honorific "de Leyva" commemorates Gabriel Leyva Solano , an early supporter of Francisco I. Madero in the Mexican Revolution who was born there.[1] Sinaloa serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of Sinaloa, Sinaloa. The municipality reported 88,282 inhabitants in the 2010 census. It is a former capital of the state of Sinaloa.[citation needed]