Nombre de Dios, Durango | |
Settlement Type: | Municipal Seat and City |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Durango |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Nombre de Dios |
Established Date: | November 17, 1562 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 5,302 |
Population Metro: | 19,694 [1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 23.85°N -118°W |
Elevation M: | 1,750 |
Elevation Ft: | 5,741 |
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.
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]