Sinaloa

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Sinaloa
Image:Mexico stateflags Sinaloa.png Flag Image:Escudo Sinaloa.png Coat of arms
Image:Mexico map, MX-SIN.svg Location within Mexico
Country	Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Capital	Culiacán
Municipalities	18
Government
- Governor	Jesús Alberto Aguilar Padilla Image:PRI party.png PRI
- Federal Deputies	PRI: 6 PAN: 2
- Federal Senators	PRI: 2 PAN: 1
Area Ranked 18th
- Total	58,238 km² (22,485.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	2,608,442 (Ranked 15th)
HDI (2004)	0.7800 - medium Ranked 17th
ISO 3166-2	MX-SIN
Postal abbr.	Sin.
Website: Sinaloa state government

Sinaloa is a state in northwestern 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-years 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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early inhabitants 1.2 Early conquest 1.3 Mexican independence 2 Municipalities 3 Major communities 4 Famous Sinaloenses 5 Companies headquartered in Sinaloa 6 Films 7 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Early inhabitants

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.

[edit] Early conquest

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.

[edit] Mexican independence

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.

[edit] Municipalities

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.

[edit] Major communities

• Badiraguato
• Culiacán
• El Fuerte
• Escuinapa
• Guamúchil
• Guasave
• Los Mochis
• Mazatlán
• Navolato

[edit] Famous Sinaloenses

• Ramon Arellano-Felix
• Brown Bear
• Ana Gabriel
• Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo
• Banda el Recodo
• Chalino Sánchez
• Cesar Millan
• El Coyote
• Ellie Moreno
• Francisco Javier Rodríguez
• Francisco Labastida
• Hector King
• Jared Borgetti
• Joaquín Guzmán
• Jorge Arce
• Jose Plata
• Julio César Chávez
• Lola Beltrán
• Lorena Herrera
• Los Tigres del Norte
• Manuel Clouthier
• Oliver Pérez
• Omar Bravo
• Patricia Navidad
• Pedro Infante
• Sabine Moussier
• Sara Ramirez
• Ramon Torecillas Soto

El Potro de Sinaloa Los Tucanes de Tijuana Alfredo Beltran Luis Perez Meza

[edit] Companies headquartered in Sinaloa

• Casa Ley
• Coppel
• Pacífico

[edit] Films

• 2006 - Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side). Directed by Natalia Almada.

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Sinaloa state government
• (Spanish) Towns, cities, and postal codes in Sinaloa
• The History of Indigenous Sinaloa
• PBS Frontline: The place Mexico's drug kingpins call home
• Bruce Springsteen song titled "Sinaloa Cowboys" about methamphetamine in Fresno county
• (Spanish) Videomap of Culiacán
• PBS Frontline: The place Mexico's drug kingpins call home
• Todo sobre Sinaloa!

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Coordinates: 25°0′0″N, 107°30′0″W

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