Municipalities of Sinaloa

Sinaloa is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 18 municipalities.[1]

Map of Mexico with Sinaloa highlighted
Panorama of Culiacán, the capital and largest city in the state of Sinaloa

Municipalities in Sinaloa are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[2] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[3] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, supervision of slaughterhouses and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[4] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[4]

INEGI code Municipality Municipal seat Population Rank Foundation
001AhomeLos Mochis416,29931917
002AngosturaAngostura44,993131916
003BadiraguatoBadiraguato29,999141915
004ConcordiaConcordia28,493161915
005CosaláCosalá16,697181915
006CuliacánCuliacán858,63811915
007ChoixChoix32,998151916
008ElotaLa Cruz42,907111917
009EscuinapaEscuinapa54,13191915
010El FuerteEl Fuerte97,53661915
011GuasaveGuasave285,91241916
012MazatlánMazatlán438,43421915
013MocoritoMocorito45,847121915
014RosarioRosario49,380101915
015Salvador AlvaradoGuamúchil79,08581962
016San IgnacioSan Ignacio22,527171915
017SinaloaSinaloa de Leyva88,28271915
018NavolatoNavolato135,60351982

References
  1. "División municipal. Sinaloa". www.cuentame.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  2. "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos". Article 115,  of 1917 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
  4. International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3.
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