San Dimas Municipality

San Dimas
Municipality
San Dimas

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 24°06′N 105°56′W / 24.100°N 105.933°W / 24.100; -105.933Coordinates: 24°06′N 105°56′W / 24.100°N 105.933°W / 24.100; -105.933
Country  Mexico
State Durango
Municipal seat Tayoltita
Area
  Total 5,620.5 km2 (2,170.1 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 19,691
  Density 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)

San Dimas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Tayoltita. The municipality covers an area of 5,620.5 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 19,691,[1] up from 19,303 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality has 590 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) are: Tayoltita (5,124), classified as urban, and San Miguel de Cruces (1,816), classified as rural.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "San Dimas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "San Dimas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 19, 2008.


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