Municipalities of Sinaloa

Map of Mexico with Sinaloa highlighted
Map of Mexico with Sinaloa highlighted
Map of the municipalities of Sinaloa
Municipalities of Sinaloa

Sinaloa is a state in northwest Mexico that is divided into 18 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, it is the seventeenth most populated state with 3,026,943 inhabitants and the eighteenth largest by land area spanning 57,365.4 square kilometres (22,148.9 sq mi).[1][2]

Municipalities in Sinaloa have some administrative autonomy from the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population as of the 2020 Mexican census is Culiacán, with 1,003,530 residents (33.15% of the state's total), while the smallest is Cosalá with 17,012 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Sinaloa, with an area of 6,325.80 km2 (2,442.41 sq mi), and the smallest is Salvador Alvarado with 773.60 km2 (298.69 sq mi).[2] The newest municipality is Navolato, established in 1982.[6]

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in Sinaloa by population
  • Panoramic view of the city of Culiacán
    Culiacán is the capital and largest city by population.[1]
  • Life Continuity Statue, Mazatlán
    Mazatlán, second largest municipality by population
  • Casa de la Cultura, Los Mochis
    Ahome, third largest municipality by population

†  State capital

Municipalities of Sinaloa
Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1] 		Population
(2010)[7] 		Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020) 		Incorporation date[6]
km2 sq mi
Ahome Los Mochis 459,310 416,299 +10.3% 3,995.4 1,542.6 115.0/km2 (297.7/sq mi) December 26, 1916
Angostura Angostura 44,093 44,993 −2.0% 1,902.0 734.4 23.2/km2 (60.0/sq mi) December 7, 1916
Badiraguato Badiraguato 26,542 29,999 −11.5% 4,836.3 1,867.3 5.5/km2 (14.2/sq mi) December 15, 1831
Concordia[a] Concordia 24,899 28,493 −12.6% 2,167.3 836.8 11.5/km2 (29.8/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Cosalá Cosalá 17,012 16,697 +1.9% 2,172.0 838.6 7.8/km2 (20.3/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Culiacán Culiacán 1,003,530 858,638 +16.9% 6,305.0 2,434.4 159.2/km2 (412.2/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Choix Choix 29,334 32,998 −11.1% 3,214.7 1,241.2 9.1/km2 (23.6/sq mi) December 15, 1831
El Fuerte El Fuerte 96,593 97,536 −1.0% 4,169.8 1,610.0 23.2/km2 (60.0/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Elota La Cruz 55,339 42,907 +29.0% 1,643.4 634.5 33.7/km2 (87.2/sq mi) April 17, 1917
Escuinapa Escuinapa 59,988 54,131 +10.8% 1,554.6 600.2 38.6/km2 (99.9/sq mi) October 19, 1915
Guasave Guasave 289,370 285,912 +1.2% 2,938.2 1,134.4 98.5/km2 (255.1/sq mi) December 5, 1916
Mazatlán[b] Mazatlán 501,441 438,434 +14.4% 2,531.4 977.4 198.1/km2 (513.0/sq mi) November 15, 1831
Mocorito Mocorito 40,358 45,847 −12.0% 2,800.6 1,081.3 14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi) November 15, 1831
Navolato Navolato 149,122 135,603 +10.0% 2,330.7 899.9 64.0/km2 (165.7/sq mi) August 27, 1982
Rosario Rosario 52,345 45,847 +14.2% 2,634.7 1,017.3 19.9/km2 (51.5/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Salvador Alvarado Guamúchil 79,492 79,085 +0.5% 773.6 298.7 102.8/km2 (266.1/sq mi) March 6, 1962
San Ignacio San Ignacio 19,505 22,527 −13.4% 5,070.1 1,957.6 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Sinaloa Sinaloa de Leyva 78,670 88,282 −10.9% 6,325.8 2,442.4 12.4/km2 (32.2/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Sinaloa — 3,026,943 2,767,761 +9.4% 57,365.4 22,148.9 52.8/km2 (136.7/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024 112,336,538 +12.2% 1,960,646.7 757,010 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) —

Notes

  1. ^ Concordia was originally incorporated as San Sebastián, changing its name on September 5, 1828.[6]
  2. ^ Mazatlán was originally incorporated as Villa de la Unión, changing its name on January 31, 1852.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020– SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "México en cifras–Medio Ambiente–Querétaro" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9789264015326.
  5. ^ a b Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. International Business Publications. 2009. p. 42. ISBN 9781433070303.
  6. ^ a b c d Estado de Sinaloa División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 9789701315125.
  7. ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010–SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.