Canelas, Durango

Canelas is a town and seat of the municipality of Canelas, in the state of Durango, northwestern Mexico.[1] Canelas is also known for a wedding that took place, that of the famous Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera and Emma Coronel Aispuro. Reports indicate that this wedding took place in 2007 in Canelas.[2] As of 2010, the town had a population of 734.[3]

Canelas
Municipal seat and city
Canelas
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°06′N 106°34′W
Country Mexico
StateDurango
MunicipalityCanelas
Elevation
1,369 m (4,491 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total734
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Geography

Canelas is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental. It is surrounded by pine trees. Its location gives Canelas humid sub-tropical weather. Many people have been benefited with the natural resource of the forest and involved in logging.

Notable people

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 19, 2008
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Canelas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. www.durango.net.mx; Gomez, Eduardo Ortega - Juan Arturo. "Domingo Arrieta Leon". Durango.net.mx. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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