Tamazula de Victoria

Tamazula de Victoria is a small town and seat of the municipality of Tamazula in the Mexican state of Durango, near the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. The town is located about 1.5 hours east of Culiacán, Sinaloa. General Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of Mexico, was born there, hence the name. Its official name is Tamazula de Victoria. As of 2010, the town had a population of 2,337[1]

  • Cactus Cardon Guajiro and Corn at Sunset after a summer thunderstorm in Tamazula, Durango
  • Hillside view looking East
  • Templo San Ignacio de Layola Catholic Church
  • Interior view of San Ignacio de Layola Catholic Church alter in 2013
  • 1786 Birthplace and childhood home of Guadalupe Victoria. Now a museum
Tamazula de Victoria
Municipal seat and city
Seal
Tamazula de Victoria
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 24°58′12″N 106°57′56″W
Country Mexico
StateDurango
MunicipalityTamazula
Government
 • Municipal PresidentRicardo Ochoa Beltran
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,337
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postalcode
34580
Websitehttp://www.tamazuladgo.gob.mx/index.html

Villages

The municipal subdivisions of Tamazula are:

  • Amaculi
  • Los Remedios
  • El Chicural
  • El Cocoyole
  • Chacala
  • El Llano
  • El Comedero
  • Las Juntas
  • Las Quebradas
  • El Río
  • Pueblo Viejo
  • El Carrizo
  • Otatitlán
  • Las Coloradas
  • Santa Elena
  • El Cajón
  • La Mesa del Rodeo
  • El Durazno
  • La Alameda
  • Santa Gertrudis
  • El Tecuán
  • Santa Barbara
  • Cuesta Blanca

References
  1. "Tamazula". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.


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