San Ignacio Municipality, Sinaloa

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San Ignacio Municipality
Municipio de San Ignacio
Escudo de San Ignacio, Sinaloa.svg
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Location of the municipality in Sinaloa
Coordinates: 23°56′12″N105°25′39″W / 23.93667°N 105.42750°W / 23.93667; -105.42750
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Coat of arms of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa
Seat San Ignacio
No. of Sindicaturas8
Foundation1915
Government
   Municipal president Dr. Jesús Alfonso Lafarga Zazueta
Area
  Total4,650.97 km2 (1,795.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total22,527 [1]
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Website Official website

Municipality of San Ignacio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. [2]

It stands at 23°56′12″N106°25′39″W / 23.93667°N 106.42750°W / 23.93667; -106.42750 .

Political subdivision

San Ignacio Municipality is subdivided in 8 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 . Retrieved January 11, 2010.