Nombre de Dios, Durango

City in the Mexican state of Durango

Municipal Seat and City in Durango, Mexico

23°51′N 104°14′W / 23.850°N 104.233°W / 23.850; -104.233Country

MexicoStateDurangoMunicipalityNombre de DiosElevation

1,750 m (5,741 ft)Population

(2015)

• Municipal Seat and City5,302 • Metro

19,694 ^[1]

Nombre de Dios is a city and seat of the municipality of Nombre de Dios, established as Pueblo Mágico on October 11, 2018,^[2] in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico.^[3] As of 2015, the town of Nombre de Dios had a population of 5,302.^[4]

Nombre de Dios is the oldest town in Northern Mexico, founded by Francisco de Ibarra in November 17, 1562.

Geography

Nombre de Dios is located at southeast of state's capital, Victoria de Durango, in coordinates 23°51' N and 104°51'' E. It limits north with municipalities of Durango and Poanas; south, El Mezquital and Súchil; east with Vicente Guerrero and Poanas and west with Durango and El Mezquital.^[5]

References

^ "Número de habitantes. Durango".
^ "Nombre de Dios, nuevo Pueblo Mágico de Durango". El Diario de Yucatán (in European Spanish). 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 20, 2008
^ "Nombre de Dios". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
^ "Durango - Nombre de Dios". www.inafed.gob.mx. Retrieved 2018-12-20.