Nombre de Dios Municipality

Nombre de Dios is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nombre de Dios. The municipality covers an area of 1,478.3 km².

Nombre de Dios
Nombre de Dios
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 23°51′N 104°15′W
Country Mexico
StateDurango
Municipal seatNombre de Dios
Area
  Total1,478.3 km2 (570.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total18,488
  Density13/km2 (32/sq mi)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 18,488,[1] up from 17,318 as of 2005.[2]


As of 2010, the town of Nombre de Dios had a population of 5,302.[1] Other than the town of Nombre de Dios, the municipality had 110 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San José de la Parrilla (La Parrilla) (1,500), Gabriel Hernández (Mancinas) (1,256), and General Francisco Murguía (1,241), classified as rural.[1]


References

  1. "Nombre de Dios". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Nombre de Dios". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
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