Salvador Alvarado Municipality

Salvador Alvarado Municipality
Municipio de Salvador Alvarado
Municipality

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality in Sinaloa
Country  Mexico
State Sinaloa
Seat Guamúchil
No. of Sindicaturas 3
Foundation 1962
Government
 • Municipal president Gonzalo Camacho Angúlo
Area
 • Total 1,197.5 km2 (462.4 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 79,085[1]
Time zone Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6)
Website Salvador Alvarado Government page

Salvador Alvarado Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [salβaˈðor alβaˈɾaðo]) is in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at 25°08′09″N 107°51′45″W / 25.13583°N 107.86250°W / 25.13583; -107.86250.

The municipality reported 79,085 inhabitants in the 2010 census and has an areal extent of 1,197.5 km² (462.36 sq mi). Its municipal seat is the city of Guamúchil. The largest other community in the municipality is the town of Benito Juárez (population 5,128).

References

  1. ↑ "Main results by locality 2010". INEGI. 2010.


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