Poanas Municipality

Poanas is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1841 km².

Poanas
Municipality
Municipality of Poanas in Durango
Poanas Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 23°58′N 104°03′W
Country	Mexico
State	Durango
Municipal seat	Villa Unión
Area
• Total	1,841 km2 (711 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	24,918
• Density	13.54/km2 (35.06/sq mi)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 24,918,^[1] up from 23,466 as of 2005.^[2]

The municipality had 61 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Villa Unión (10,753), classified as urban, and Cieneguilla (1,984), San Atenógenes (La Villita) (1,844), La Joya (1,826), Orizaba (1,452), and Narciso Mendoza (1,053), classified as rural.^[1]