Mezquital Municipality

Mezquital
—  Municipality  —
Municipality of Mezquital in Durango
Mezquital Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 23°28′22″N 104°24′40″W / 23.47278°N 104.41111°W / 23.47278; -104.41111Coordinates: 23°28′22″N 104°24′40″W / 23.47278°N 104.41111°W / 23.47278; -104.41111
Country	Mexico
State	Durango
Municipal seat	San Francisco del Mezquital
Area
– Total	7,196.5 km2 (2,778.6 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	30,069

Mezquital is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Francisco del Mezquital. The municipality covers an area of 7,196.5 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 30,069.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Mezquital". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/durango/mpios/10014a.htm. Retrieved November 12, 2008.