Nazas Municipality

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.

Nazas
Municipality
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Coordinates: 25°13′34″N 104°6′39″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)

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

1. "Nazas: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
2. "Nazas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
3. "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.
4. "Total Solar Eclipse: 8 April 2024". The Sun Today. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. Rivera, Ramón (8 April 2024). "Así se vivió el eclipse solar total en Nazas, epicentro en Durango". Milenio. Retrieved 19 April 2024.