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| Sinaloa | |||
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| State | |||
| Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Land of the 11 Rivers | |||
.svg.png) State of Sinaloa within Mexico |
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| Capital and Largest City | Culiacán Rosales | ||
| Municipalities | 18 | ||
| Admission | October 14, 1830 | ||
| Order | 20th | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 58,328 km2 (22,521 sq mi) | ||
| Ranked 17th | |||
| Highest elevation | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) | ||
| Population (2019) | |||
| • Total | 3,216,000 | ||
| • Rank | 16th | ||
| • Density | 55.136/km2 (142.803/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 18th | ||
| Demonym(s) | Sinaloense | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) | ||
| Postal code | 80-82 | ||
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-SIN | ||
| HDI |  0.804 very high Ranked 5th |
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| GDP | US$ 13,749,376,250 | ||
| Website | Official Web Site | ||
| a. The state's GDP was $175,992,016 thousand of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to $13,749,376.25 thousand of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010). | |||
Sinaloa is a northwestern Mexican state. It is bordered by Sonora to the north, Chihuahua to the northeast, Durango to the east, and Nayarit to the south. To the west lies the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
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Images for kids
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An ulama player in Sinaloa.
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Botanic garden "Benjamín F. Johnston" of Parque Sinaloa