Nazas Municipality
Nazas | |
|---|---|
  Nazas  Nazas | |
| Coordinates: 25°13′34″N 104°6′39″W / 25.22611°N 104.11083°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipal seat | Nazas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,412.8 km2 (931.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12,411 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
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]
References
- ^ "Nazas: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Nazas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Nazas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "Total Solar Eclipse: 8 April 2024". The Sun Today. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Rivera, Ramón (8 April 2024). "Así se vivió el eclipse solar total en Nazas, epicentro en Durango". Milenio. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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