El Fuerte, Sinaloa

El Fuerte
Constitution Square gazebo
Constitution Square gazebo
El Fuerte is located in Mexico
El Fuerte
El Fuerte
Location in Mexico
El Fuerte is located in Sinaloa
El Fuerte
El Fuerte
Location in Sinaloa
Coordinates: 26°25′17″N 108°37′12″W / 26.42139°N 108.62000°W / 26.42139; -108.62000
Country Mexico
StateSinaloa
MunicipalityEl Fuerte
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total12,566
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
WebsiteGovernment page
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El Fuerte (Spanish: [el ˈfweɾte] ) is a city and El Fuerte Municipality its surrounding municipality in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city population reported in the 2010 census was 12,566 people.

El Fuerte, meaning "The Fort", was given a Pueblo Mágico ("Magical Town") touristic label in 2009, due to its many attractions, its historical importance and its appealing small-town colonial aura.

  1. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010.