El Oro Municipality, Durango

El Oro
Location in Durango
El Oro
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°56′58″N 105°21′52″W / 25.94944°N 105.36444°W / 25.94944; -105.36444
Country Mexico
StateDurango
Municipal seatSanta María del Oro
Area
 • Total
3,559.0 km2 (1,374.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
11,320
 • Density3.181/km2 (8.238/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

El Oro (Spanish: [el ˈoɾo] ) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Santa María del Oro. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,320, up from 10,501 as of 2005.

The municipality had 113 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was Santa María del Oro (5,878), classified as urban.