General Simón Bolívar Municipality
| General Simón Bolívar | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Municipality of General Simón Bolívar in Durango | |
  General Simón Bolívar Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 24°41′19″N 103°13′27″W / 24.68861°N 103.22417°WCoordinates: 24°41′19″N 103°13′27″W / 24.68861°N 103.22417°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipal seat | General Simón Bolívar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,470 km2 (1,340 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,629 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
General Simón Bolívar is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at General Simón Bolívar. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km².
In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,629,[1] up from 9,569 in 2005.[2]
In 2010, the town of General Simón Bolívar had a population of 1,321.[1] Other than the town of General Simón Bolívar, the municipality had 54 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San José de Zaragoza (1,321) and Ignacio Zaragoza (1,019), classified as rural.[1]
See also
- Simón Bolívar, the Liberator of South America, after whom these places are named.
References
- 1 2 3 "General Simón Bolívar". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "General Simón Bolívar". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 2, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
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