Nazas Municipality Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nazas: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety . Secretaría de Economía . 8 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Nazas. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Nazas. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. December 15, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070309131832/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/durango/mpios/10015a.htm. March 9, 2007.
  4. Web site: Total Solar Eclipse: 8 April 2024 . The Sun Today . 8 April 2024.
  5. News: Rivera . Ramón . Así se vivió el eclipse solar total en Nazas, epicentro en Durango . 19 April 2024 . Milenio . 8 April 2024.