- Guasave, Sinaloa
Guasave is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of
Sinaloa . It is located in the northwestern part of the state, southeast of the city ofLos Mochis . It stands at coord|25|46|19|N|108|10|0|W|.In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 66,793 inhabitants, or only about one-fourth of the municipality's total population of 270,260.Residence of popular mexican banda singer Valentín Elizalde and also his burial place (February 1, 1979–November 25, 2006). The city is the fourth-largest community in the state, after
Culiacán ,Mazatlán , andLos Mochis . The municipality has a land area of 3,464.41 km² (1,337.62 sq mi) and includes many other outlying communities, the largest of which areGabriel Leyva Solano (Benito Juárez) ,Juan José Ríos , and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.Transportation
The city is served by
Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport , offering air services within the region.References
* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sinaloa Sinaloa] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MéxicoExternal links
* [http://www.guasave.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Guasave] Official website
* [http://guasave.sinaloa.com/ Todo sobre Guasave!]
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