Durango (city)

This article is about the Mexican city. For other cities of the same name, see Durango.

The city of Durango (formally: Victoria de Durango) is the capital of the State of Durango, Mexico, located at 24.03°N, 104.67°W.

The city was founded in 1563. In the Spanish colonial era it was the capital of the Nueva Viscaya province of New Spain, including the present day Mexican states of Durango and Chihuahua.

In 1995 the city of Durango had a population of 464,566 people.