San Juan del Río Municipality, Durango

San Juan del Río
Municipality
San Juan del Río

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 24°46′N 104°28′W / 24.767°N 104.467°W / 24.767; -104.467Coordinates: 24°46′N 104°28′W / 24.767°N 104.467°W / 24.767; -104.467
Country  Mexico
State Durango
Municipal seat San Juan del Río
Area
 â€¢ Total 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 â€¢ Total 11,855
 â€¢ Density 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)

San Juan del Río is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Juan del Río. The municipality covers an area of 1279 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,855,[1] up from 10,634 as of 2005.[2]


The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Juan del Río del Centauro del Norte (2,912), classified as urban, and Diez de Octubre (San Lucas de Ocampo) (1,500), classified as rural.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "San Juan del Río". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "San Juan del Río". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 19, 2008.


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