Peñón Blanco, Durango
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Peñón Blanco is a city and seat of the municipality of Peñón Blanco
in the Mexican state of Durango
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It is located in the central part of the State of Durango, at the North of Los Llanos y los Valles. It limits with Nazas to the north, San Juan del Río to the west, Cuencamé
to the east, and with Guadalupe Victoria to the south.
Other events not local events but are celebrated with great effervescence, such events are; mothers day, may 10th; Students graduations by the end of the month of June of every year; September 15, Mexican Independence day; December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe; and of course, Christmas and New Years celebration.
Peñón Blanco, website http://www.penonblancodgo.gob.mx/
Peñón Blanco (municipality)
Peñón Blanco is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Peñón Blanco. The municipality covers an area of 1827 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 9,891....
in the Mexican state of 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...
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It is located in the central part of the State of Durango, at the North of Los Llanos y los Valles. It limits with Nazas to the north, San Juan del Río to the west, Cuencamé
Cuencamé, Durango
Cuencamé is a small city and seat of the municipality of Cuencamé in the state of Durango, which is in northern Mexico. Cuencamé was founded by the Spaniards around the 1890s. Towns near this city include Ocuila, Pasaje, Cerro Gordo, Pedriceña and Velardeña...
to the east, and with Guadalupe Victoria to the south.
Festivals
The most important event in Peñón Blanco as far as traditional "fiestas", is La Feria de San Diego de Alcalá that takes place on November 13 of every year. The culmination of several events such as dances and competitions to select the most beautiful flower of the "county" (La flor mas bella del ejido) What it is, they crown the most beautiful girl of the municipality...Other events not local events but are celebrated with great effervescence, such events are; mothers day, may 10th; Students graduations by the end of the month of June of every year; September 15, Mexican Independence day; December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe; and of course, Christmas and New Years celebration.
External links
Peñón Blanco, website http://www.penonblancodgo.gob.mx/