Canelas, Durango
| Canelas | |
|---|---|
| Municipal seat and city | |
  Canelas Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 25°06′N 106°34′W / 25.100°N 106.567°WCoordinates: 25°06′N 106°34′W / 25.100°N 106.567°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipality | Canelas |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 734 |
| Time zone | Central |
Canelas is a town and seat of the municipality of Canelas, in the state of Durango, northwestern Mexico.[1] Canelas is also known for a wedding that took place, that of the famous Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera and Emma Coronel Aispuro. Reports indicate that this wedding took place in 2007 in Canelas.[2] As of 2010, the town had a population of 734.[3]
Geography
Canelas is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental. It is surrounded by pine trees. Its location gives Canelas humid sub-tropical weather. Many people have been benefited with the natural resource of the forest and involved in logging.
Notable people
- Domingo Arrieta León (1874-1962), Mexican general and statesman[4]
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 19, 2008
- ↑ http://www.historiasdelnarco.com/2011/09/y-que-se-nos-casa-el-chapo-la-historia.html
- ↑ "Canelas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ www.durango.net.mx; Gomez, Eduardo Ortega - Juan Arturo. "Domingo Arrieta Leon". www.durango.net.mx. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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