Angostura Municipality, Sinaloa

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Angostura Municipality
Municipio de Angostura
Seal of Angostura.png
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Location of the municipality in Sinaloa
Coordinates: 25°21′54″N108°09′43″W / 25.36500°N 108.16194°W / 25.36500; -108.16194
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Coat of arms of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa
Seat Angostura
No. of Sindicaturas7
Foundation1916
Government
   Municipal president José Manuel Valenzuela López
Area
  Total1,447.63 km2 (558.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total44,993 [1]
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Website Official website

Angostura Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. [2] Its seat is the city of Angostura.

It stands at 25°21′54″N108°09′43″W / 25.36500°N 108.16194°W / 25.36500; -108.16194 .

According to 2010 census, it had a population of 44,993 inhabitants.

Political subdivision

Angostura Municipality is subdivided in 7 sindicaturas:

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References

  1. "Main results by locality 2010". INEGI. 2010.
  2. "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2010.