Sinaloa
Sinaloa | |
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| Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (Spanish) | |
| Nickname: The Land of the 11 Rivers | |
| Anthem: State of Sinaloa Anthem | |
State of Sinaloa within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 25°0′N 107°30′W / 25.000°N 107.500°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital and largest city | Culiacán |
| Largest metro | Greater Culiacán |
| Municipalities | 18 |
| Admission | 14 October 1830 |
| Order | 20th |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Rubén Rocha Moya |
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| • Deputies | |
| Area | |
• Total | 58,328 km2 (22,521 sq mi) |
| Ranked 17th | |
| Highest elevation (Cerro La Cueva Gacha) | 2,815 m (9,236 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,026,943 |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Demonym | Sinaloense |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MXN 668 billion (US$33.3 billion) (2022) |
| • Per capita | (US$10,840) (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| Postal code | 80-82 |
| Area code | |
| ISO 3166 code | MX-SIN |
| HDI | 0.816 very high Ranked 4th of 32 |
| Website | sinaloa |
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Sinaloa (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa] ⓘ), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (English: Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
It is located in northwest Mexico and is bordered by the states of Sonora to the northwest, Chihuahua to the north and Durango to the east, both across the Sierra Madre Occidental; and Nayarit to the southeast. To the west, Sinaloa faces Baja California Sur, across the Gulf of California. The state covers an area of 58,328 square kilometers (22,521 sq mi) and includes the islands of Palmito Verde, Palmito de la Virgen, Altamura, Santa María, Saliaca, Macapule, and San Ignacio. In addition to the capital city, the state's important cities include Mazatlán and Los Mochis.