Tamazula (municipality)
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Tamazula is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango
, in north-western Mexico
. The municipal seat lies at Tamazula de Victoria
. The municipality covers an area of 5188.1 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,888.
Municipalities of Durango
The Mexican state of Durango is divided into 39 municipalities :The Mexican postal service, Correos de México, provides an online lookup service for postal codes at .- Bibliography :The following resources are in Spanish....
, in north-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The municipal seat lies at Tamazula de Victoria
Tamazula de Victoria
Tamazula de Victoria is a small town and seat of the municipality of Tamazula in the Mexican state of Durango, near the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. The town is located about 1.5 hours east of Culiacán, Sinaloa. General Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of Mexico, was born there, hence...
. The municipality covers an area of 5188.1 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,888.