State of Durango

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The State of Durango is a large, landlocked federal entity in north-central Mexico known for its mountainous terrain, mining history, and role as a key link between central Mexico and the northern border regions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal entity of Mexico
state of Mexico
capital Durango
surface form: Durango City
climate varies from temperate in mountains to semi-arid in lowlands
country Mexico
demonym Duranguense
governmentType republican representative democracy
hasImportantEconomicSector agriculture
forestry industry
livestock
manufacturing
mining
hasMajorCity Gómez Palacio
Lerdo
hasNaturalFeature mountain ranges
pine-oak forests
semi-arid plains
hasNumberOfMunicipalities 39
historicalRegion Nueva Vizcaya
joinedFederation 1824
knownFor cattle ranching
film locations for Western movies
forestry
gold mining
mining history
silver mining
landlocked true
largestCity Durango
surface form: Durango City
locatedInRegion Northern Mexico
north-central Mexico
locatedOnTransportCorridor route between Mexico City and US border
mountainousTerrain true
officialLanguage Spanish
partOfMetropolitanArea Comarca Lagunera
role key link between central Mexico and northern border regions
sharesBorderWith State of Chihuahua
Coahuila
surface form: State of Coahuila

Jalisco
surface form: State of Jalisco

State of Nayarit
Sinaloa
surface form: State of Sinaloa

Zacatecas
surface form: State of Zacatecas
subdivisionType municipality
timezone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
traversedBy Sierra Madre Occidental
utcOffset −6
utcOffsetDst −5

Referenced by (2)

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Mexican Constitution of 1824 createdState State of Durango
Durango officialName State of Durango
this entity surface form: Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango