Municipalities of Sinaloa

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Sinaloa is a state in northwest Mexico that is divided into 20 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI Census, it is the seventeenth most populated state with 3,026,943 inhabitants and the eighteenth largest by land area spanning 57,365.4 square kilometres (22,148.9 sq mi).[1][2]

Map of Mexico with Sinaloa highlighted
Map of Mexico with Sinaloa highlighted
Map of the municipalities of Sinaloa
Municipalities of Sinaloa

Municipalities in Sinaloa have some administrative autonomy from the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population as of the 2020 census is Culiacán, with 1,003,530 residents (33.15% of the state's total), while the smallest is Cosalá with 17,012 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Sinaloa, with an area of 6,325.80 km2 (2,442.41 sq mi), and the smallest is Salvador Alvarado with 773.60 km2 (298.69 sq mi).[2] The newest municipality is Juan José Ríos, established in 2024.[6]

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in Sinaloa by population
  • Panoramic view of the city of Culiacán
    Culiacán is the capital and largest city by population.[1]
  • Life Continuity Statue, Mazatlán
    Mazatlán, second largest municipality by population
  • Casa de la Cultura, Los Mochis
    Ahome, third largest municipality by population

†  State capital

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Municipalities of Sinaloa
Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1]		 Population
(2010)[7]		 Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020)		 Incorporation date[8]
km2 sq mi
Ahome Los Mochis 459,310416,299+10.3% 3,995.41,542.6 115.0/km2 (297.7/sq mi) December 26, 1916
Angostura Angostura 44,09344,993−2.0% 1,902.0734.4 23.2/km2 (60.0/sq mi) December 7, 1916
Badiraguato Badiraguato 26,54229,999−11.5% 4,836.31,867.3 5.5/km2 (14.2/sq mi) December 15, 1831
Concordia[a] Concordia 24,89928,493−12.6% 2,167.3836.8 11.5/km2 (29.8/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Cosalá Cosalá 17,01216,697+1.9% 2,172.0838.6 7.8/km2 (20.3/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Culiacán Culiacán 1,003,530858,638+16.9% 6,305.02,434.4 159.2/km2 (412.2/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Choix Choix 29,33432,998−11.1% 3,214.71,241.2 9.1/km2 (23.6/sq mi) December 15, 1831
El Fuerte El Fuerte 96,59397,536−1.0% 4,169.81,610.0 23.2/km2 (60.0/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Eldorado[b] Eldorado — — — — — — March 23, 2021
Elota La Cruz 55,33942,907+29.0% 1,643.4634.5 33.7/km2 (87.2/sq mi) April 17, 1917
Escuinapa Escuinapa 59,98854,131+10.8% 1,554.6600.2 38.6/km2 (99.9/sq mi) October 19, 1915
Guasave Guasave 289,370285,912+1.2% 2,938.21,134.4 98.5/km2 (255.1/sq mi) December 5, 1916
Juan José Ríos[c] Juan José Ríos — — — — — — March 23, 2021
Mazatlán[d] Mazatlán 501,441438,434+14.4% 2,531.4977.4 198.1/km2 (513.0/sq mi) November 15, 1831
Mocorito Mocorito 40,35845,847−12.0% 2,800.61,081.3 14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi) November 15, 1831
Navolato Navolato 149,122135,603+10.0% 2,330.7899.9 64.0/km2 (165.7/sq mi) August 27, 1982
Rosario Rosario 52,34545,847+14.2% 2,634.71,017.3 19.9/km2 (51.5/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Salvador Alvarado Guamúchil 79,49279,085+0.5% 773.6298.7 102.8/km2 (266.1/sq mi) March 6, 1962
San Ignacio San Ignacio 19,50522,527−13.4% 5,070.11,957.6 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Sinaloa Sinaloa de Leyva 78,67088,282−10.9% 6,325.82,442.4 12.4/km2 (32.2/sq mi) November 2, 1825
Sinaloa — 3,026,9432,767,761+9.4% 57,365.4 22,148.9 52.8/km2 (136.7/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024112,336,538+12.2% 1,960,646.7 757,010 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) —
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Concordia was originally incorporated as San Sebastián, changing its name on September 5, 1828.[8]
  2. [b]
    The municipality of Eldorado was created from the sindicatura (municipal office) of the same name in Culiacán on March 23, 2021,[9][10] and this change is not included in the 2020 or 2010 census figures. The population of Eldorado is 46,628 as of the 2020 census,[11] and its area is 586.56 square kilometres (226.47 sq mi).[9]
  3. [c]
    The municipality of Juan José Ríos was created from the municipalities of Ahome, El Fuerte, Guasave and Sinaloa on November 1, 2024,[6] and this change is not included in the 2020 or 2010 census figures.
  4. [d]
    Mazatlán was originally incorporated as Villa de la Unión, changing its name on January 31, 1852.[8]

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