Sinaloa Municipality

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Sinaloa Municipality
Municipio de Sinaloa
Seal of Sinaloa.png
Sinaloa en Sinaloa.svg
Location of the municipality in Sinaloa
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Coat of arms of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa
Seat Sinaloa de Leyva
No. of Sindicaturas9
Foundation1915
Government
   Municipal president Saúl Rubio Valenzuela PAN Party (Mexico).svg
Area
  Total6,186.5 km2 (2,388.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total88,282 [1]
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Website Official website

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

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Political subdivision

Sinaloa Municipality is subdivided in 9 sindicaturas:

Economy

Agriculture is one of the three main economical activities in this municipality, with cultivation of maize, beans, soy, wheat, sorghum, tomato and sesame representing the main preferences. Cattle farming is another of the three activities, with 6820 registered cattle farmers, as well as 52235 heads of cattle. In a much more reduced quantity, pigs are reared, as well as domestic birds. The industrial aspect of the economy consists of a furniture factory, as well as a hydroelectric plant belonging to CFE.[ citation needed ]

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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.

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