Cosalá is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at . The municipality reported 17 269 inhabitants in the 2000 census.
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Cosala is located 155 km. from state capital Culiacán. The Royal of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, shortened its name to the Royal Mines of Cosala is the municipal seat and without doubt one of the most beautiful villages of the state, keeping a quiet atmosphere that seem like you are in a story book. As if history had stopped in the times of the Spaniards. Every little street is a delight. One would want to stay at least a couple of days in Cosala.
Francisco Iriarte y Conde, governor of Occidente State declared Cosala the capital of the western state in 1826. This was due to the growing threat of attack on the former capital El Fuerte, Sinaloa by the forces of Juan Banderas, leader of the Yaqui at that point in the Yaqui Wars.[1]
Iriarte introduced printing in the Sonora and Sinaloa and it was in Cosala that the first newspaper of Sinaloa, "The Impartial Spectator" was published.
In its surroundings there are attractive places as the Vado Hondo waterfall and town reservoirs "Comedero" and "El Salto" a few miles from town. Both these lakes are stocked with large mouth bass. The museum of Mineralogy is highly interesting, it mainly displays photographs and documents on the history of mining in Sinaloa.
Cosala was the dominant region in the social and political life of the State of Sinaloa until it became its capital in the early independent Mexico.
| Climate data for Cosala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.75 (90.94) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22 (72) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22 (72) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.50 (61.69) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
13 (0.5) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
86 (3.4) |
259 (10.2) |
234 (9.2) |
175 (6.9) |
64 (2.5) |
18 (0.7) |
46 (1.8) |
930 (36.6) |
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Cosala is a picturesque colonial town surrounded by myriad of natural attractions.
Among the major places to enjoy in the surrounding area are:
Cosalá, Sinaloa, was named a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2005 for its natural beauty, cultural riches, & historical relevance.
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