Pueblo Nuevo Municipality, Durango

Pueblo Nuevo
La Quebrada de Santa Bárbara conservation area is located in Pueblo Nuevo Municipality
La Quebrada de Santa Bárbara conservation area is located in Pueblo Nuevo Municipality
Pueblo Nuevo is located in Durango
Pueblo Nuevo
Pueblo Nuevo
Location in Mexico
Pueblo Nuevo is located in Mexico
Pueblo Nuevo
Pueblo Nuevo
Pueblo Nuevo (Mexico)
Coordinates: 23°47′N 105°22′W / 23.783°N 105.367°W / 23.783; -105.367
Country Mexico
StateDurango
Municipal seatEl Salto
Area
 • Total6,178.3 km2 (2,385.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total49,162
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Websitehttps://www.pueblonuevo.mx/

Pueblo Nuevo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at El Salto. The municipality covers an area of 6178.3 km2.

The village of Pueblo Nuevo was the seat of government of the municipality before the 1920s. The village is on the new four-lane highway route between Durango, Durango, and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and is likely to see expanding tourist traffic due to its proximity to the Baluarte Bridge.

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 49,162.[1]

The municipality had 543 localities. As of the 2010 census, the largest are El Salto (24,241), La Ciudad (2,609), classified as urban, and San Bernardino de Milpillas Chico (1,296), classified as rural.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Pueblo Nuevo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.