Canelas, Durango facts for kids
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Canelas
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Municipal seat and city
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Canelas, Durango
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 Canelas
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipality | Canelas |
| Elevation | 1,369 m (4,491 ft) |
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| • Total | 734 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Canelas is a town and seat of the municipality of Canelas, in the state of Durango, northwestern Mexico. As of 2010, the town had a population of 734.
Geography
Canelas is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental. It is surrounded by pine trees. Its location gives Canelas humid sub-tropical weather. Many people have been benefited with the natural resource of the forest and involved in logging.
Notable people
- Domingo Arrieta León (1874-1962), Mexican general and statesman
See also
In Spanish: Canelas (Durango) para niños
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