The City of
Durango, also known as
Victoria de Durango, is the capital city of
Durango State,
Mexico, located at 24.03°N, 104.67°W. The city was founded in
1563. In the
Spanish colonial era it was the capital of the
Nueva Viscaya province of
New Spain, including the present day Mexican states of Durango and
Chihuahua State.
In 1995 the city of Durango had a population of 464,566 people.