Badiraguato

Badiraguato

Seal
Badiraguato

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 107°33′06″W / 25.36306°N 107.55167°W / 25.36306; -107.55167Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 107°33′06″W / 25.36306°N 107.55167°W / 25.36306; -107.55167
Country  Mexico
State Sinaloa
Municipality Badiraguato
Founded in 1669
Government
  Municipal president Diego Salazar
Population (2010)
  Total 3,725
Time zone Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6)
Website Official website

Badiraguato is a small city and seat of the Badiraguato Municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at 25°21′47″N 107°33′06″W / 25.36306°N 107.55167°W / 25.36306; -107.55167. According to 2010 census, the city reported 3,725 inhabitants. It is the birthplace of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, Mexico's most powerful drug lord.[1]

Badiraguato is located near the municipality of Culiacán, the Sierra Madre Occidental which cross Badiraguato gives to the municipality temperate forest ecosystems.

Badiraguato also has a varied climate, so it has from hot and arid, to snowy forests in his higher parts, some climates vary from the hottest (44.5 celsius degrees) to the coldest (9 degrees below zero).

References

  1. Stephey, M.J. (13 May 2009). "Joaquin Guzman Loera: Billionaire Drug Lord". Times. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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