
Capital and largest city in the northern Mexico state
Victoria de Durango
Durango is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the municipality of Durango.
It has a population of 616,068 as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality. The city's official name is Victoria de Durango, renamed in honor of the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria, a native of the state of Durango. The city is at an altitude of 1,890 m (6,201 ft) in the Valley of Guadiana.
How locals move
Getting around Victoria de Durango the local way
- Get aroundThe paint designs on the bodies of public transport are sometimes very different than those of the minibuses on the same route, however the color code is respected and in general the corresponding color is mixed with white while it is add details to the shape of the stripes.
- Get aroundA color code similar to that of minibuses also applies to taxis.
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