Lerdo, Durango | |
Official Name: | Ciudad Lerdo |
Settlement Type: | City |
Nickname: | garden city |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico Durango#Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Durango |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Lerdo |
Leader Title: | Presidente Municipal |
Leader Name: | Carlos Aguilera Andrade |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 79669 |
Coordinates: | 25.55°N -134°W |
Elevation M: | 1130 |
Website: | Lerdo.gob.mx |
Ciudad Lerdo (Lerdo City) is a small city in the northeastern portion of the Mexican state of Durango. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
It is located at co-ordinates 25.33° N, 103.31° W, bordering southeastern Coahuila. As of 2010, the city of Lerdo had a population of 79,669,[1] up from 71,373 people as of 2005. Lerdo Municipality had a population of 141,043.[1] The municipality has an area of 1868.8km2. It is part of a greater metropolitan area that includes Torreón Municipality and Matamoros Municipality in Coahuila, as well as Gómez Palacio Municipality in Durango.
The city is lush with vegetation, but has an arid climate. Ciudad Lerdo is known for its parks, gardens, and ice cream made with fresh milk from local dairies.
Ciudad Lerdo has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: