Canatlán Municipality (Canatlán)
Canatlán is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in northwestern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Canatlán. The municipality covers an area of 468643.1 km2.
In 2015, the municipality had a total population of 32,852. In 2010, the city of Canatlán had a population of 11,495. Other than the city of Canatlán, the municipality had 327 localities, the largest of which, as of 2010, were: José Guadalupe Aguilera (Santa Lucía) (1,719), Ricardo Flores Magó (1,467), Veny Carranza (Ocotán) (1,259), San José de Gracia (1,256), and Nicolás Bravo (1,253).
The first Jesuit priests arrived in the town of Durango after the insurrection of Tepehuana on January 29, 1620, and built new missions in places where they had previously been established. Franciscan priests built on a small plain near La Sauceda, a mission which they named San Diego de Canatlán. The area was named Canatlan, meaning "nest of land next to water or nesting ground and water", after the mission. The oldest document found Canatlán dates to January 3, 1623, and is a certification made by Fray Diego de Espinoza, president of the Convent of San Diego de Canatlán Mission San Diego de Canatlán, founding the town. As Canatlán is in the foothills of the valley it was previously called the Valley (Valle de La Sauceda). Since the 1917 Constitution, the city of Canatlán is the seat of the municipality.
In 2015, the municipality had a total population of 32,852. In 2010, the city of Canatlán had a population of 11,495. Other than the city of Canatlán, the municipality had 327 localities, the largest of which, as of 2010, were: José Guadalupe Aguilera (Santa Lucía) (1,719), Ricardo Flores Magó (1,467), Veny Carranza (Ocotán) (1,259), San José de Gracia (1,256), and Nicolás Bravo (1,253).
The first Jesuit priests arrived in the town of Durango after the insurrection of Tepehuana on January 29, 1620, and built new missions in places where they had previously been established. Franciscan priests built on a small plain near La Sauceda, a mission which they named San Diego de Canatlán. The area was named Canatlan, meaning "nest of land next to water or nesting ground and water", after the mission. The oldest document found Canatlán dates to January 3, 1623, and is a certification made by Fray Diego de Espinoza, president of the Convent of San Diego de Canatlán Mission San Diego de Canatlán, founding the town. As Canatlán is in the foothills of the valley it was previously called the Valley (Valle de La Sauceda). Since the 1917 Constitution, the city of Canatlán is the seat of the municipality.
Map - Canatlán Municipality (Canatlán)
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Country - Mexico
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXV | Mexican Unidad de Inversion | 2 | |
| MXN | Mexican peso | $ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| ES | Spanish language |