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Sinaloa (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa] ⓘ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa), is a state in Northwestern Mexico. It is bordered by Sonora in the north, Chihuahua in the northeast, Durango in the east, Nayarit in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west. The state is divided into eighteen municipalities, with its capital city being Culiacán.
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Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (Spanish) | |
Nickname: The Land of the 11 Rivers | |
Anthem: State of Sinaloa Anthem | |
![]() State of Sinaloa within Mexico | |
Coordinates: 25°0′N 107°30′W | |
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Capital and largest city | Culiacán |
Municipalities | 18 |
Admission | 14 October 1830[1] |
Order | 20th |
Government | |
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Area | |
• Total | 58,328 km2 (22,521 sq mi) |
Ranked 17th | |
Highest elevation [5] (Cerro la Cueva Gacha) | 2,815 m (9,236 ft) |
Population (2020)[6] | |
• Total | 3,026,943 |
• Rank | 16th |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Rank | 18th |
Demonym | Sinaloense |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code | 80-82 |
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ISO 3166 code | MX-SIN |
HDI | ![]() |
GDP | US$ 13,749,376,250 [a] |
Website | Official Web Site |
^ a. The state's GDP was $175,992,016 thousand pesos in 2008,[7] amount corresponding to $13,749,376.25 thousand dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).[8] |
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