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Victoria de Durango is located 1,880 metres (6,170 ft) above sea level in the Valley of Guadiana, [8] [10] which is in the north of Mexico on the northwestern edge of the Central Mexican Highlands. It is in the southern part of the state, bordered by the municipalities of Canatlán, Pánuco de Coronado, Guadalupe Victoria, Pueblo Nuevo ...
The area of Durango is 123,451.2 km 2 or 12.3 million ha; this accounts for about 6.3% of the entire territory of Mexico. It is the fourth largest state, [8] [9] lying at the extreme northwest of the Central Mexican Plateau, where it meets the Sierra Madre Occidental—the highest peaks in the state.
The Universidad Autónoma de Durango (Autonomous University of Durango or Universidad Durango Santander or UAD) is a private university with its main campus located in Durango City, Durango and with campuses in multiple Mexican states.
Universidad Autónoma España de Durango (Spanish Autonomous University of Durango) is a university in Durango, Durango, Mexico, founded in 1994. Branded as Universidad España (or UNES), the university has four additional branch campuses across three northern Mexican states.
Diocese of Durango. Erected: 28 September 1620. Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A. (12 Oct 1620 – 28 Jan 1631 Died) [3] Alfonso de Franco y Luna (7 Jun 1632 – 30 May 1639 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz) [4] Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. (8 Aug 1639 – 14 May 1655 Appointed, Bishop of ...
Nombre de Dios is a city and seat of the municipality of Nombre de Dios, established as Pueblo Mágico on October 11, 2018, [2] in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. [3] As of 2015, the town of Nombre de Dios had a population of 5,302. [4] Nombre de Dios is the oldest town in Northern Mexico, founded by Francisco de Ibarra in November ...
La Sauceda settlement was built with the natives from El Valle de Anáhuac Valley separating the Tepehuano territory and El Valle del Guadiana Valley, the capital of Nueva Vizcaya province. The mission was founded in 1597, making Santiago Papasquiaro the center of the activities in all the Tepehuano territory.
Peñón Blanco is a city and seat of the municipality of Peñón Blanco in the Mexican state of Durango. It is located in the central part of the State of Durango, at the North of Los Llanos y los Valles. It limits with Nazas to the north, San Juan del Río to the west, Cuencamé to the east, and with Guadalupe Victoria to the south.