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 | |
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  Nombre de Dios Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 23°51′N 104°15′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipal seat | Nombre de Dios |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,478.3 km2 (570.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,488 |
| • Density | 13/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
- "Nombre de Dios". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- "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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