Sinaloa | |
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Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (Spanish) | |
Nickname: The Land of the 11 Rivers | |
Anthem: State of Sinaloa Anthem | |
![]() State of Sinaloa within Mexico | |
Coordinates: 25°0′N 107°30′W / 25.000°N 107.500°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital and largest city | Culiacán |
Municipalities | 18 |
Admission | 14 October 1830[1] |
Order | 20th |
Government | |
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• Deputies[3] | |
Area | |
• Total | 58,328 km2 (22,521 sq mi) |
Ranked 17th | |
Highest elevation [5] (Cerro la Cueva Gacha) | 2,815 m (9,236 ft) |
Population (2020)[6] | |
• Total | 3,026,943 |
• Rank | 16th |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Rank | 18th |
Demonym | Sinaloense |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code | 80-82 |
Area code | |
ISO 3166 code | MX-SIN |
HDI | ![]() |
GDP | US$ 13,749,376,250 [a] |
Website | Official Web Site |
^ a. The state's GDP was $175,992,016 thousand pesos in 2008,[7] amount corresponding to $13,749,376.25 thousand dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).[8] |
Sinaloa (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa] ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa), is a state in Northwestern Mexico. It is bordered by Sonora in the north, Chihuahua in the northeast, Durango in the east, Nayarit in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west. The state is divided into eighteen municipalities, with its capital city being Culiacán.
History
editPrior to the arrival of the Spaniards and their subsequent invasion of Mesoamerica, there existed six main hunter-gatherer tribes in the region of Sinaloa: the Cahita, the Totorame, the Pacaxee, the Tahue, the Xixime, and the Acaxee.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Ley. Reglas para la división del Estado de Sonora y Sinaloa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Senadores por Sinaloa LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Sinaloa". Camara de Diputados. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Resumen". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Relieve". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "México en cifras". January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Mexico en Cifras". INEGI. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Reporte: Jueves 3 de Junio del 2010. Cierre del peso mexicano". www.pesomexicano.com.mx. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Sinaloa". History.com. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2023.