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Durango
Durango
Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...

is a state in Mexico. Its capital city is Durango, Durango
Durango, Durango
-Climate:The city of Durango has a semi-arid climate, classified as Bsk in the Koppen system. The climate is temperate in the western portion , with the average annual temperature being 15 °C and consisting of an average annual rainfall of 1,600 millimeters. In the eastern region, the average...

 (Victoria de Durango).

Other places with the same name include:
Spain
  • Durango, Biscay, the first settlement so named

United States
  • Durango, Colorado
    Durango, Colorado
    The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...

  • Durango, Iowa
    Durango, Iowa
    Durango is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 24 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Durango is located at ....

  • Durango, Texas
    Durango, Texas
    Durango is an unincorporated community in western Falls County, Texas, United States. It lies along Farm to Market Road 935....



Durango may also refer to:

Automobiles

  • Dodge Durango
    Dodge Durango
    The Dodge Durango is a full-size crossover SUV from the Dodge division of Chrysler. It was introduced in 1998 as a mid-size SUV, and as a replacement for the Ramcharger discontinued in the North American market in 1993, and was redesigned to full-size for 2004....

    , 4-door sport utility vehicle (SUV)
  • Ford Durango
    Ford Durango
    The Ford Durango is a 2-passenger coupe utility that was sold by Ford Motor Company in the early 1980s. Produced out of a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and National Coach Corporation of Los Angeles, California, the Durango was sold in 1981...

    , 2-door coupé utility pickup truck
  • Durango 95, pseudonym of the Probe 16 car featured in A Clockwork Orange (film)
    A Clockwork Orange (film)
    A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...


Sport

  • Durango (racing team)
    Durango (racing team)
    Durango Automotive SRL is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, which currently races in the Auto GP series with Carlos Iaconelli...

    , an auto racing team based in Italy
  • Durango boot
    Durango Boot
    Durango boot is a competitive, non-contact sport that makes use of a flying disc , somewhat similar to Ultimate. The name Durango comes from the fact that the sport was first played in Durango, Colorado...

    , a Frisbee game
  • Alacranes de Durango
    Alacranes de Durango
    Club de Fútbol Alacranes de Durango, was a Mexican football club based in the city of Durango, Durango, Mexico. Alacranes played in the Liga de Ascenso of the Mexican football league system. Their colors were green, black and white and the team mascot is a scorpion.-Foundation:Club Alacranes de...

    , a Mexican football club

Other uses

  • Durango class patrol vessel, operated by the Mexican Navy
  • Durango root, common name for Datisca glomerata
    Datisca glomerata
    Datisca glomerata is a species of plant native to California, Nevada, and Baja California known by the common name Durango root. It is one of only two to four species in the plant family Datiscaceae. It is an erect perennial herb with distinctive long, pointed, often sharply serrated leaves. It is...

    , a plant native to California, Nevada, and Baja California
  • Durango (Hallmark)
    Durango (Hallmark)
    Durango is a 1999 Drama directed by Brent Shields, starring Matt Keeslar, Patrick Bergin and George Hearn. In 1939, young Irishman Mark Doran , a cattle farmer decides to walk 40 miles with his cows to the village of Trallock to get a fair price for his herd.-Cast:* Matt Keeslar as Mark Doran*...

    , a 1999 episode in the Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...


See also

  • Duranguense
    Duranguense
    Duranguense is a genre of Mexican music. It is popular among the Mexican-American community in the United States. Duranguense is closely related to the Mexican styles of banda and norteño. The main instruments, which are held over from banda, are the saxophone, trombone, and bass drum...

    , a genre of Mexican music
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