Escuinapa de Hidalgo

Escuinapa de Hidalgo
Official seal of Escuinapa de Hidalgo Seal
Escuinapa de Hidalgo Location in Mexico
Coordinates:
Country	Mexico
State	Sinaloa
Municipality	Escuinapa
Government
• Mayor	Bonifacio Bustamante Hernández
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	30,790
Time zone	Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6)
Website	Escuinapa Government page

Escuinapa de Hidalgo is a city in Escuinapa Municipality of the same name, located at the extreme southern end of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Its geographical coordinates are . At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 28,789 inhabitants (the sixth-largest community in the state), while the municipality reported 49,655 inhabitants. According to the Mexican Government, Escuinapa will have near 500,000 inhabitants in 2025 for the mega touristic center that are building near the town, and will be finished in 2025; with this information we can know Escuinapa de Hidalgo will be the second or third city more important in Sinaloa, also will be between the second and fourth place according population by municipality, maybe over Ahome and behind Mazatlán. The municipality has an area of 1633.22 km² (630.58 sq mi) and includes the towns of Isla del Bosque and Teacapan, in addition to many smaller localities.

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Sinaloa Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Escuinapa Official website