El Oro Municipality, Durango

El Oro
Location in Durango state
El Oro
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°56′58″N 105°21′52″W / 25.94944°N 105.36444°W / 25.94944; -105.36444
Country Mexico
StateDurango
Municipal seatSanta María del Oro
Area
  Total
3,559.0 km2 (1,374.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
11,320
  Density3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)

El Oro (Spanish: [el ˈoɾo] ) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Santa María del Oro. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,320, up from 10,501 as of 2005.

The municipality had 113 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Santa María del Oro (5,878), classified as urban.