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This article is about the state in Mexico. For the capital city of that state, see Durango, Durango.
For other uses, see Durango (disambiguation).
Durango (pronounced [duˈɾaŋgo]) is one of the constituent states of Mexico. Its population is 1,509,118.[1] It has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur. The city of Durango is the state's capital.
[edit] GeographyThe "estado" of Durango is bordered to the north by Chihuahua, to the north-east by Coahuila, to the south-east by Zacatecas, to the south-west by Nayarit, and to the west by Sinaloa. Most of the state is heavily mountainous and a good part forested, the Sierra Madre Occidental occupies the western and central part of the state. This mountain range contains a good supply of minerals, including the silver that encouraged Spanish occupation of the territory after it was discovered. These mines extend north into Chihuahua and south into the state of Zacatecas. Vast desert basins in the Laguna District are irrigated by the Nazas River. Major crops grown in the area include cotton, wheat, corn, alfalfa, beans, sorghum, and other vegetables. Durango is famous for its scorpions. Mexicans generally refer to the people of Durango as Alacrán de Durango (A scorpion from Durango). The demonym for the natives of Durango is Duranguenses. The major occupations in Durango are farming, lumbering and ranching. [edit] HistoryFrancisco de Ibarra, the first to colonize Durango, settled this part of the vast northern province of Nueva Vizcaya in 1563, when he founded the capital city and named it Durango for the basque town Durango, Biscay, Spain, Europe. The foundation was just one in his larger program of initiating settlements throughout the province. This was a late colonization for the Spanish, due mostly to heavy resistance by the indigenous population. From first contact to modern times, the indigenous peoples have attempted to gain some autonomy, address grievances, and maintain traditional land ownership. Spanish colonists became highly attracted to the Durango area for its mining and grazing prospects. In 1823, shortly after victory over Spain in the Mexican War of Independence, Durango earned the right to become a separate state. [edit] MunicipalitiesDurango is divided into 39 municipalities (municipios). See municipalities of Durango. [edit] Major communities
[edit] Popular culture
The 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt, was set in the state of Durango.
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