| Ciudad Lerdo Lerdo |
|
|---|---|
| — Municipal seat and city — | |
|
Ciudad Lerdo
|
|
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipality | Lerdo |
| Government | |
| • Presidente Municipal | Carlos Aguilera Andrade |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 71 373 |
Ciudad Lerdo (Lerdo City) is a small city in the northeastern portion of the Mexican state of Durango. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
It is located at co-ordinates 25.33° N, 103.31° W, bordering southeastern Coahuila. Per the 2005 census, Ciudad Lerdo had a population of 71,373 people and the Lerdo Municipality had a population of 129,191 people. The municipality has an area of 1,868.8 km² (721.5 sq mi). It is part of a greater metropolitan area that includes the municipalities of Torreón and Matamoros in Coahuila, as well as Gómez Palacio in Durango.
The city is lush with vegetation, but has an arid climate. Ciudad Lerdo is known for its parks, gardens, and ice cream made with fresh milk from local dairies.
Contents |
Ciudad Lerdo has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:
Lerdo is well known for its Ice cream, Nieve Chepo being the most popular
|
||||||||