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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango