Sinaloa de Leyva | |
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  Sinaloa de Leyva Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 25°36′25″N 107°33′18″W / 25.60694°N 107.55500°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Municipality | Sinaloa |
| Founded in | 1583 |
| Founded by | Pedro de Montoya |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,240 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Mountain Daylight Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Sinaloa de Leyva (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa ðe ˈlejβa]) is a town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Its geographical location is 25°36′25″N 107°33′18″W / 25.60694°N 107.55500°W. The honorific "de Leyva" commemorates Gabriel Leyva Solano, an early supporter of Francisco I. Madero in the Mexican Revolution who was born there.[1] Sinaloa serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of Sinaloa, Sinaloa. The municipality reported 88,282 inhabitants in the 2010 census. It is a former capital of the state of Sinaloa.[citation needed]