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| State of Sinaloa | |||
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| Country |  Mexico
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| Capital | Culiacán | ||
| Municipalities | 18 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Jesús Alberto Aguilar Padilla  PRI |
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| - Federal Deputies | PRI: 6 PAN: 2 |
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| - Federal Senators | PRI: 2 PAN: 1 |
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| Area Ranked 18th | |||
| - Total | 58,238 km² (22,485.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 2,608,442 (Ranked 15th) | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
| HDI (2004) | 0.7800 - medium Ranked 17th |
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| ISO 3166-2 | MX-SIN | ||
| Postal abbr. | Sin. | ||
| Website: Sinaloa state government | |||
Sinaloa is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Sonora to the north, Chihuahua to the northeast, Durango to the east, and Nayarit to the south. To the west of Sinaloa lies the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
Sinaloa is one of the most prominent states in Mexico in terms of agriculture, and additionally has one of the largest fishing fleets. Culturally, it is known for a style of music known as banda, and corrido is also popular.
One of the most interesting and important cultural expressions of the American continent takes place in Sinaloa: it is the only place in the continent where the ancient ball game of Mesoamerica is still played, in a handful of small, rural communities not far from Mazatlán. The ritual ball game was central in the society, religion and cosmology of all the great Mesoamerican cultures including the Mixtecs, Aztecs, and Maya. The Sinaloa version of the ball game (the consensus is that it is very faithful indeed to the original game) is called ulama. There are efforts to avoid the extinction of this (at least) 3,500-year old unique tradition by supporting the communities and children that still play it.[1]
The state capital of Sinaloa is Culiacán. Other large cities in Sinaloa with airports that serve as points of entry include Mazatlán, a tourist resort, and Los Mochis, an agricultural center.
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The current state of Sinaloa was inhabited by mostly hunter and gatherer tribes. The major tribes were the Cahitas, Tahues, Totorames, Pacaxees, Acaxees and the Xiximes.
In March 1531, Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán and his expedition of 300 Spaniards and more than 6,000 Indian allies reached the current-day site of Culiacán. In September of the same year the Villa San Miguel de Culiacán was built as a strategic center for the continuing northern expeditions and later used as a way-point in the journey from Álamos, Sonora, to Guadalajara.
In 1824, after Independence and the downfall of the First Empire, Sonora and Sinaloa formed the Internal Western State. The capital of the state at the time was El Fuerte. The Internal Western State was split into current-day Sonora and Sinaloa in 1830.
Sinaloa is divided into 18 municipios (municipalities). See municipalities of Sinaloa. Choix, El Fuerte, Ahome, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mocorito, Angostura, Salvador Alvarado, Badiraguato, Culiacán, Navolato, Cosalá, Elota, San Ignacio, Mazatlán, Concordia, Rosario and Escuinapa.
| Political divisions of Mexico | |
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| States of Mexico: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico State · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas | |
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