Tlahualilo | |
|---|---|
  Tlahualilo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 26°06′12″N103°26′26″W / 26.10333°N 103.44056°W Coordinates: 26°06′12″N103°26′26″W / 26.10333°N 103.44056°W | |
| Country |  |
| State | Durango |
| Municipal seat | Tlahualilo de Zaragoza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,709.8 km2 (1,432.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 22,244 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Tlahualilo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Tlahualilo de Zaragoza. The municipality covers an area of 3,709.8 km².
Durango is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 municipalities. According to the 2015 Mexican Intercensal Survey, Durango is the 23rd most populous state with 1,754,754 inhabitants but the 4th largest by land area spanning 123,575.36 square kilometres (47,712.71 sq mi). Durango has a population density of 123,575.36 square kilometres (47,712.71 sq mi) making it Mexico's second-lowest state by population density, after Baja California Sur.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometers (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fourth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 129 million people, Mexico is the tenth most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states plus Mexico City (CDMX), which is the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the country include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, and León.
Tlahualilo de Zaragoza is a city located in the northeastern part of the Mexican state of Durango. Tlahualilo of Zaragoza is the municipal seat of the Tlahualilo municipio. As of 2010, the city had a population of 9,517. The city is part of the Comarca Lagunera metropolitan area which has a population totalling more than 912,000 inhabitants in 2005. The municipality has a population of 22,244 and borders the state of Coahuila in the east, the municipality of Mapimí to the west and the city of Gómez Palacio to the south.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 22,244, [1] up from 19,882 as of 2005. [2]
The municipality had 159 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Tlahualilo de Zaragoza (9,517), El Lucero (Arcinas) (2,622), classified as urban, and San Francisco de Horizonte (Horizonte) (1,657), Jauja (1,101), Banco Nacional (1,072), and San Julio (1,046), classified as rural. [1]
