Poanas Municipality
Poanas | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Municipality of Poanas in Durango | |
  Poanas Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 23°58′N 104°03′W / 23.967°N 104.050°WCoordinates: 23°58′N 104°03′W / 23.967°N 104.050°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipal seat | Villa Unión |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 24,918 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Poanas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in northwestern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1841 km2.
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 (1,984), (1,844), (1,826), (1,452), and (1,053), classified as rural.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Poanas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Poanas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 27, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
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- Municipalities of Durango
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