Durango is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the Durango municipality. It has a population of 616,068 as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality. The city's official name is Victoria de Durango, renamed in honor of the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria, a native of the state of Durango. The city is at an altitude of 1,890 m (6,201 ft) in the Valley of Guadiana.
Plaza de Armas, Cathedral Basilica of Durango, Quinta del Aguacate, Santa Ana y la Sagrada Familia Parish, City Hall, San Agustín Temple and San Juan Bautista Parish
Captain Francisco de Ibarra
The Palace of Government of Durango (Governor's Office)
A fertile area is in south Durango, near La Ferrería site.
Durango, officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650, the 8th lowest of Mexico's states, Durango has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur. The capital city, Victoria de Durango, is named after the first President of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria.
View toward the canyon at the Mexiquillo (es) nature reserve
El Picacho in the Valleys region of the state
Mexicaneros during Candlemas celebrations in San Pedro Jícaras
Small Tepehuan carrying bag in traditional design