Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
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| Nickname: La Atenas de Sinaloa | |
  Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′54″N 107°55′17″W / 25.48167°N 107.92139°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Municipality | Mocorito |
| Founded in | 1594 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Guillermo Galindo Castro |
| Area 4.4% | |
| • Land | 2,566 km2 (991 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,926 |
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| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Mountain Daylight Time) |
| Website | Mocorito Government page |
Mocorito (Spanish pronunciation: [mo.koˈɾi.to]) (From Cahita, meaning "place where people speak macuri (dialect of Mayo)" or "place of the dead"[2]) is the municipality seat of the Municipality of Mocorito in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
The city reported 5,926 inhabitants in the 2020 census.
- ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010.
- ^ "Sinaloa - Mocorito". Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2015-04-07.