Gómez Palacio Municipality

Gómez Palacio is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Gómez Palacio. The municipality covers an area of 990.2 km².

Gómez Palacio
Gómez Palacio is located in Mexico
Gómez Palacio
Gómez Palacio
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°32′27″N 103°40′30″W
Country Mexico
StateDurango
Municipal seatGómez Palacio
Area
  Total990.2 km2 (382.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total327,985
  Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 327,985,[1] up from 304,515 in 2005.[2]

In 2010, the city of Gómez Palacio had a population of 257,352.[1] Other than the city of Gómez Palacio, the municipality had 583 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Felipe (4,552), La Popular (3,406), Pastor Rouaix (2,696), classified as urban, and San Ramón (2,624), Transporte (2,624), El Vergel (2,257), Esmeralda (2,249), San José de Viñedo (1,984), Venecia (1,861), Arcinas (1,629), La Flor (1,593), Santa Cruz Luján (1,585), Jiménez (Jiménez Uno) (1,568), Seis de Octubre (1,528), Huitrón (1,511), Villa Gregorio García (1,446), Arturo Martínez Adame (1,251), Eureka de Media Luna (Eureka) (1,201), Puente de la Torreña (1,177), and California (1,032), classified as rural.[1]

References

  1. "Gómez Palacio". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Gómez Palacio". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2008.


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