Sinaloa de Leyva
Sinaloa de Leyva | |
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| Coordinates: 25°36′25″N 107°33′18″W / 25.60694°N 107.55500°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Municipality | Sinaloa |
| Founded in | 1583 |
| Founded by | Pedro de Montoya |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,240 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time) |
| Website | Official 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. 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.