Lerdo
| Ciudad Lerdo Lerdo | |
|---|---|
| Municipal seat and city | |
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| Nickname(s): garden city | |
  Ciudad Lerdo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 25°33′N 103°31′W / 25.550°N 103.517°WCoordinates: 25°33′N 103°31′W / 25.550°N 103.517°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipality | Lerdo |
| Government | |
| • Presidente Municipal | Carlos Aguilera Andrade |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 79,669 |
| Website | Lerdo.gob.mx |
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. As of 2010, the city of Lerdo had a population of 79,669,[1] up from 71,373 people as of 2005. Lerdo Municipality had a population of 141,043.[1] 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.
Notable people
- Francisco Sarabia, first pilot who flew non-stop from Mexico City to New York in 1939.
- Jesús López Luevanos, governor from 1940-1944, notable for uniting all three cities in the Laguna.
- Pepé Jaramillo, renowned pianist of the 1950s and 1960s
Sister cities
Ciudad Lerdo has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:
References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Durango Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Lerdo Official website
