Culiacán
Culiacán | |
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City | |
| Culiacán Rosales | |
Left to right: Panoramic view of the city · Culiacán Botanical Garden · Culiacán Cathedral · Tres Ríos District · Monumental letters · Tomateros de Culiacán baseball monument · Sunset in Culiacán | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: La Perla del Humaya (The Pearl of the Humaya) | |
Culiacán Location in Sinaloa Culiacán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 24°48′25″N 107°23′38″W / 24.80694°N 107.39389°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Municipality | Culiacán |
| Foundation | 1531 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Juan de Dios Gámez Mendívil (Morena) |
| Area | |
• City | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 860,500 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,003,530 |
| Demonym(s) | culiacanense, "culichi" |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total (metro area) | $17.8 billion |
| • Per capita | $20,000 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| Waterways | Tamazula River, Humaya River, Culiacán River |
| Airports | Federal de Bachigualato International Airport |
| Public transit | RedPlus |
| Railroads | Ferromex Culiacán Station |
| Website | www |
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is the capital and largest city of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. It is located within the Culiacán Municipality. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish conquistadors Lázaro de Cebreros and Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán originally under the name "Villa de San Miguel", in honor of its patron saint Michael the Archangel.
According to the 2020 INEGI census, Culiacán had an estimated population of 808,416, making it the 21st most populous city in Mexico. Its metropolitan area, with a population of 1,003,530, was the 17th most populous metropolitan area in Mexico.
The city sits in a valley on the slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental, at the confluence of the Tamazula and Humaya Rivers, where both join to form the Culiacán River 55 meters above sea level.