Sinaloa

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

ESTADO DE SINALOA

Other Mexican States

Capital Culiacán

Other major cities Mazatlán, Los Mochis

Area 58,238 km²
Ranked 17th

Population
(2000 census) 2,534,840
Ranked 14th

Governor
(1999-2005) Juan Millán Lizárraga (PRI)

Federal Deputies (8) PRI = 7
PAN = 1

Federal Senators PRI = 2
PAN = 1

ISO 3166-2
Postal abbr. MX-SIN
Sin.

Sinaloa is a state in northwest Mexico.

It is bordered by the states of Sonora to the north, Chihuahua to the northeast, Durango to the east, and Nayarit to the south. To the west of Sinaloa lies the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.

Sinaloa is the most important state in Mexico in terms of agriculture, and additionally has one of the largest fishing fleets. Culturally, it known for a style of music known as Banda.

The state capital of Sinaloa is Culiacán. Other large cities in Sinaloa with airports that serve as points of entry include Mazatlán, a tourist resort, and Los Mochis, an agricultural center.

Table of contents

1 Municipalities
2 Famous Sinaloans
3 External link

Municipalities

Famous Sinaloans

External link

Sinaloa state government (in Spanish)

States of Mexico
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