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6-510: Mezquital is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango . The municipal seat lies at San Francisco del Mezquital . The municipality covers an area of 7,196.5 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 33,396, up from 30,069 as of 2005. The municipality had 1,325 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: San Francisco del Mezquital (1,742), classified as urban. This article about

12-443: 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 ). 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. They may also assist

18-515: A location in the Mexican state of Durango is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Municipalities of Durango Durango is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 39 municipalities . According to the 2020 Mexican census , Durango is the 25th most populous state with 1,832,650 inhabitants, but the 4th largest by land area spanning 123,575.36 square kilometres (47,712.71 sq mi). Durango has

24-455: A population density of 14.8/km (38.4/sq mi), making it Mexico's second-lowest dense state, after Baja California Sur . Municipalities in Durango are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico . Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal ) by a plurality voting system who heads

30-467: 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. The largest municipality by population is the state capital Durango , with 688,697 residents or approximately 35.7% of

36-420: The state population. The smallest municipality by population is San Pedro del Gallo with 1,633 residents. The largest municipality by land area is also Durango which spans 9,306.43 km (3,593.23 sq mi), and the smallest is Vicente Guerrero which spans 370.56 km (143.08 sq mi). Most municipalities were incorporated upon the division of the state of Durango into municipal units by

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