Durango

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state of Mexico

Durango is a state in north-central Mexico known for its rugged mountainous terrain, significant mining history, and role as a setting for classic Western films.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state of Mexico →
capital	Durango City → Victoria de Durango →
climateType	semi-arid → temperate highland →
country	Mexico →
economicActivity	agriculture → cattle ranching → film tourism → forestry → mining →
hasDemonym	Duranguense →
hasHistoricalActivity	Spanish colonial settlement → colonial-era mining →
hasMountainRange	Sierra Madre Occidental →
hasMunicipality	Durango Municipality → Gómez Palacio → Lerdo →
hasNaturalFeature	canyons → desert landscapes → pine-oak forests →
isPartOfRegion	El Norte (Mexico) → Mesa del Norte →
knownFor	as a setting for classic Western films → film production locations → forest resources → gold mining → iron ore deposits → significant mining history → silver mining →
languageOfficial	Spanish →
locatedInRegion	Northern Mexico → north-central Mexico →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone →
locatedOnContinent	North America →
officialName	Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango →
partOf	United Mexican States →
sharesBorderWith	Chihuahua → Coahuila → Jalisco → Nayarit → Sinaloa → Zacatecas →
terrainFeature	high plateaus → rugged mountains → semi-arid plains →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chihuahuan Desert → Mexican Federal Highway 45 ("Durango (state)") → Mexican Plateau → Sierra Madre Occidental →	passesThrough
Chihuahua → Coahuila →	bordersMexicanState
Durango ("Durango City") → State of Durango ("Durango City") →	capital
State of Chihuahua →	borders
Sinaloa →	bordersState
Mexican Federal Highway 45 ("Durango City") →	connectsCity
TAR Aerolíneas →	focusCity
Nayarit →	hasBorderWith
Durango ("Durango Municipality") →	hasMunicipality
Northern Mexico →	hasPart
Western Mexico →	hasState
Mexico Time Zones →	includesRegion
State of Durango ("Durango City") →	largestCity
Tepehuan →	locatedInAdministrativeArea
Mexican Plateau →	majorCity
Mountain Time in Mexico →	observedInState
Zacatecas →	sharesBorderWith
Northern Uto-Aztecan →	spokenIn