El Salto, Durango

El Salto
Municipal Seat and city
El Salto is located in Durango
El Salto
El Salto
El Salto is located in Mexico
El Salto
El Salto
Coordinates: 23°46′56.424″N 105°21′30.5958″W / 23.78234000°N 105.358498833°W / 23.78234000; -105.358498833
Country Mexico
StateDurango
MunicipalityPueblo Nuevo
Elevation
2,580 m (8,464 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total24,241
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

El Salto is a city and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango. In 2015, the town had a total population of 24,241,[1] Situated on a pine-forested plateau about 2,580 meters (8,464 feet) above sea level in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry. It also has a military base. The surrounding municipality has a population of 50,417 and an area of 6,178.3 km² (2,385.45 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ "Pueblo Nuevo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Número de habitantes. Durango".