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  Badiraguato Location in Mexico  Badiraguato Badiraguato (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′47″N 107°33′06″W / 25.36306°N 107.55167°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Municipality | Badiraguato |
| Founded in | 1669 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Diego Salazar |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,725 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Badiraguato is a small city and seat of the Badiraguato Municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at 25°21′47″N 107°33′06″W / 25.36306°N 107.55167°W. According to 2010 census, the city reported 3,725 inhabitants. The hamlet of La Tuna, located 110 kilometres to the North of the city, is the birthplace of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, for a long time one of Mexico's most powerful drug lords.[1]
Badiraguato is located near the municipality of Culiacán. The Sierra Madre Occidental cross Badiragua and provide temperate forest ecosystems in parts of the municipality.
Badiraguato has a varied climate, from hot and arid to snowy forests in its higher parts. Areas vary from 44.5°C, the hottest, to -9 °C degrees, the coldest.
- ^ Stephey, M.J. (13 May 2009). "Joaquin Guzman Loera: Billionaire Drug Lord". Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2012.