Lerdo, Durango

Lerdo, Durango
City
Ciudad Lerdo
Plaza de Armas of Lerdo
Nickname:  garden city
Lerdo, Durango Location in Mexico Lerdo, Durango Lerdo, Durango (Mexico)
Coordinates: 25°33′N 103°31′W
Country	Mexico
State	Durango
Municipality	Lerdo
Government
• Presidente Municipal	Carlos Aguilera Andrade
Elevation	1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	79,669
Website	Lerdo.gob.mx

Ciudad Lerdo (Lerdo City) is a small city in the northeastern portion of the Mexican state of Durango. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

It is located at co-ordinates 25.33° N, 103.31° W, bordering southeastern Coahuila. As of 2010, the city of Lerdo had a population of 79,669, up from 71,373 people as of 2005. Lerdo Municipality had a population of 141,043. The municipality has an area of 1,868.8 km² (721.5 sq mi). It is part of a greater metropolitan area that includes Torreón Municipality and Matamoros Municipality in Coahuila, as well as Gómez Palacio Municipality in Durango.

The city is lush with vegetation, but has an arid climate. Ciudad Lerdo is known for its parks, gardens, and ice cream made with fresh milk from local dairies.

Notable people

• Nestor Mesta Chayres, also known as "El Gitano de México" (1908–1971)—lyric opera tenor and bolero vocalist of international renown; referred to as "Mexico's Gypsy (Gitano)".
• Pepe Jaramillo (1921–2001)—acclaimed pianist from the 1950s through the 1970s.

Sister cities

City nursery

Ciudad Lerdo has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Durango Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Lerdo Official website