Poanas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in northwestern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1841 km2.
Poanas | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Municipality of Poanas in Durango | |
![]() ![]() Poanas Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 23°58′N 104°03′W | |
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State | Durango |
Municipal seat | Villa Unión |
Area | |
• Total | 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 24,918 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 24,918,[1] up from 23,466 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 61 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Villa Unión (10,753), classified as urban, and Cieneguilla (1,984), San Atenógenes (La Villita) (1,844), La Joya (1,826), Orizaba (1,452), and Narciso Mendoza (1,053), classified as rural.[1]
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