Navolato, Sinaloa

Navolato, Sinaloa
City
Parroquia de San Francisco de Asís in Navolato
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Coordinates: 24°45′56″N 107°42′07″W / 24.76556°N 107.70194°W / 24.76556; -107.70194
Country	Mexico
State	Sinaloa
Municipality	Navolato
Population  (2010)
• Total	28,676
Time zone	UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain))
Area code	672

Navolato is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located in the central coastal part of the state bordering the Gulf of California and serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

The municipality reported 135,603 inhabitants in the 2010 census, while the city reported 29,153 inhabitants.^[1] The city is located about 25 kilometers west of Culiacán and can be reached by road. The municipality is 2,285 km² (882 sq mi) in area and includes many smaller communities in addition to the city of Navolato; the largest of these are the towns of Campo Gobierno, and General Ángel Flores (La Palma).

The name Navolato comes from the native Nahuatl language. The people in Navolato produce sugarcane, maize, and other agricultural products. Nearby tourist destinations are Altata, Nuevo Altata, and El Tambor.