Coordinates: 25°13′34″N 104°6′39″W / 25.22611°N 104.11083°W / 25.22611; -104.11083

Nazas Municipality

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Nazas
Coordinates: 25°13′34″N 104°6′39″W / 25.22611°N 104.11083°W / 25.22611; -104.11083
CountryFile:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
StateDurango
Municipal seatNazas
Area
 • Total
2,412.8 km2 (931.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
12,411
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

Nazas is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Nazas. The municipality covers an area of 2,412.8 km². In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 12,894,[1] up from 12,411 in 2010[2] and 12,166 in 2005.[3] As of 2010, the town of Nazas had a population of 3,622.[2] Other than the town of Nazas, the municipality had 78 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: General Lázaro Cárdenas (Pueblo Nuevo) (1,927) and Paso Nacional (1,366), classified as rural.[2] The greatest extent of the solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 was in the village of Guadalupe Hidalgo in the municipality of Nazas, with a totality of about 4 minutes and 28 seconds.[4][5]

References

  1. "Nazas: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nazas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. "Nazas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  4. "Total Solar Eclipse: 8 April 2024". The Sun Today. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. Rivera, Ramón (8 April 2024). "Así se vivió el eclipse solar total en Nazas, epicentro en Durango". Milenio. Retrieved 19 April 2024.