Country Mexico Elevation 2,500 m (8,200 ft) Population 24,241 (2010) | State Durango Local time Tuesday 9:35 PM Municipality Pueblo Nuevo Municipality | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 54% Humidity University Technological Institute of El Salto | ||
El Salto is a town and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango. It is the largest town on Federal Highway 40 between the city of Durango and Mazatlán, Sinaloa. As of 2010, the town had a total population of 24,241, up from 21,793 as of 2005. Situated on a pine-forested plateau about 2,580 meters (8,465 feet) above sea level in the Sierra Madre Mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry. It also has a military base. The surrounding municipality has an area of 6,178.3 km² (2,385.45 sq mi) and a population of 47,104. Its largest other community is the town of La Ciudad, in the western part of the municipality.
Map of El Salto, Durango, Mexico
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