Nazas | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico Durango#Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Durango |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Nazas |
Area Total Km2: | 2412.8 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 12,411 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 25.2261°N -104.1108°W |
Nazas is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Nazas. The municipality covers an area of 2,412.8 km².
In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 12,894,[1] up from 12,411 in 2010[2] and 12,166 in 2005.[3]
As of 2010, the town of Nazas had a population of 3,622.[2] Other than the town of Nazas, the municipality had 78 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: General Lázaro Cárdenas (Pueblo Nuevo) (1,927) and Paso Nacional (1,366), classified as rural.[2]
The greatest extent of the solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 was in the village of Guadalupe Hidalgo in the municipality of Nazas, with a totality of about 4 minutes and 28 seconds.[4] [5]