San Juan del Río Municipality, Durango

San Juan del Río
Municipality
San Juan del Río
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 24°46′N 104°28′W / 24.767°N 104.467°W / 24.767; -104.467Coordinates: 24°46′N 104°28′W / 24.767°N 104.467°W / 24.767; -104.467
Country  Mexico
State Durango
Municipal seat San Juan del Río
Area
  Total 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 11,855
  Density 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Area code(s) 677

San Juan del Río is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Juan del Rio. The municipality covers an area of 1279 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,855,[1] up from 10,364 as of 2005.[2]


The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Juan del Río del Centauro del Norte (2,912), classified as urban, and Diez de Octubre (San Lucas de Ocampo) (1,500), classified as rural.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "San Juan del Río". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "San Juan del Río". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 19, 2008.


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