Pueblo Nuevo Municipality, Durango Explained

Pueblo Nuevo
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Mexico Durango#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:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:El Salto
Area Total Km2:6178.3
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:49,162
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:23.7833°N -127°W
Website:https://www.pueblonuevo.mx/

Pueblo Nuevo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at El Salto. The municipality covers an area of 6178.3 km2.

The village of Pueblo Nuevo was the seat of government of the municipality before the 1920s. The village is on the new four-lane highway route between Durango, Durango, and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and is likely to see expanding tourist traffic due to its proximity to the Baluarte Bridge.

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 49,162.[1]

The municipality had 543 localities. As of the 2010 census, the largest are El Salto (24,241), La Ciudad (2,609), classified as urban, and San Bernardino de Milpillas Chico (1,296), classified as rural.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pueblo Nuevo. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.