Official name: Free and Sovereign
State of Sinaloa [Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa]
Short-form names: State of Sinaloa [Estado de Sinaloa], Sinaloa
Location: North-West of Mexico.
It limits the Mexican States of
Sonora (NW),
Chihuahua (N),
Durango (E) and
Nayarit (SE); the Gulf of California (W) and the Pacific Ocean (S).
Area: 58,092 km2 (2.9% out of Mexico)
Municipalities: 18
Population: 2,536,844 inhabitants
Capital: Culiacán (Pop.: 745,537)
Statehood: 14 October 1830
Flag adopted:unknown date
Arms adopted: November 29, 1958
Arms designer: Rolando Arjona Amábilis.
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