Sinaloa de Leyva

Sinaloa de Leyva
Sinaloa de Leyva
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°36′25″N 107°33′18″W / 25.60694°N 107.55500°W / 25.60694; -107.55500
Country Mexico
StateSinaloa
MunicipalitySinaloa
Founded in1583
Founded byPedro de Montoya
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
5,240
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Sinaloa de Leyva (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa ðe ˈlejβa]) is a town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Its geographical location is 25°36′25″N 107°33′18″W / 25.60694°N 107.55500°W / 25.60694; -107.55500. The honorific "de Leyva" commemorates Gabriel Leyva Solano, an early supporter of Francisco I. Madero in the Mexican Revolution who was born there. Sinaloa serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of Sinaloa, Sinaloa. The municipality reported 88,282 inhabitants in the 2010 census. It is a former capital of the state of Sinaloa.