Culiacán

Culiac?n is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital of and biggest city in the state of Sinaloa. With 745,532 inhabitants, it is the 15th largest city in the country.

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The city is located in a fertile valley where the R?o Tamazula and R?o Humaya rivers meet to form the R?o Culiac?n, and is located 54 m above sea level. It is placed in the center of the state with almost equal distant to the other urban centers of the state: Los Mochis to the north, and Mazatl?n to the south. Culiac?n is a sister city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.

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Culiac?n Rosales, Sinaloa, M?xico

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Area: 4,758.64 km²(municipality)

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 - Total (2001)

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 - Cdn. CD

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 - Density

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745,532

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156.69/km²

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Time zoneMountain Standard Time Zone: UTC-7

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This is the hometown to soccer playerAngel Ochoa and famous boxer Julio Cesar Ch?vez

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Mexico: The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or M?xico; regarding the use of the variant spelling M?jico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. It is the nort...

Sinaloa: Sinaloa is the name of a city, a municipality and a state in Mexico. This article is about the state. For the city and municipality, see: Sinaloa, Sinaloa....

Los Mochis: Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, located at 25? N, 109? W. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome. As of the 2000 census, the population was approximately 400,000....