El Salto, Durango
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| El Salto | |
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| Municipal seat and city | |
 El Salto
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipality | Pueblo Nuevo |
| Elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 24,241 |
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,[1] 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.
Climate
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
37 (98.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
6.1 (43) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54) |
15.0 (59) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−6.1 (21) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.2 (28) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−5.0 (23) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−15.0 (5) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−5.0 (23) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−5.0 (23) |
−10.0 (14) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−15.0 (5) |
−15 (5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.7 (2.193) |
20.9 (0.823) |
16.7 (0.657) |
12.4 (0.488) |
27.5 (1.083) |
130.8 (5.15) |
195.5 (7.697) |
183.3 (7.217) |
150.3 (5.917) |
65.5 (2.579) |
24.4 (0.961) |
64.8 (2.551) |
947.8 (37.315) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 11.6 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 79.7 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico National[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Durango Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
