Nazas Municipality
Nazas | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 25°13′34″N 104°6′39″W / 25.22611°N 104.11083°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Durango |
| Municipal seat | Nazas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,412.8 km2 (931.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12,411 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Nazas is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Nazas. The municipality covers an area of 2,412.8 km².
In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 12,894, up from 12,411 in 2010 and 12,166 in 2005.
As of 2010, the town of Nazas had a population of 3,622. Other than the town of Nazas, the municipality had 78 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: General Lázaro Cárdenas (Pueblo Nuevo) (1,927) and Paso Nacional (1,366), classified as rural.
The greatest extent of the solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 was in the village of Guadalupe Hidalgo in the municipality of Nazas, with a totality of about 4 minutes and 28 seconds.