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Peñón_Blanco_Municipality Latitude and Longitude:

24°47′N 104°01′W / 24.783°N 104.017°W / 24.783; -104.017
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Peñón Blanco
Peñón Blanco is located in Mexico
Peñón Blanco
Peñón Blanco
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 24°47′N 104°01′W / 24.783°N 104.017°W / 24.783; -104.017
Country  Mexico
State Durango
Municipal seat Peñón Blanco
Area
 • Total1,827 km2 (705 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total10,473
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)

Peñón Blanco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Peñón Blanco. The municipality covers an area of 1827 km2.

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,473, [1] up from 9,891 in 2005. [2]

In 2010, the town of Peñón Blanco had a population of 5,271. [1] Other than the town of Peñón Blanco, the municipality had 103 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: General Jesús Agustín Castro (Independencia) (1,907), classified as rural. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Peñón Blanco". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Peñón Blanco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2008.