Culiacan
Culiacan is a regional capital in Mexico with a population of about 808,416.
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is the capital and largest city of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. It is located within the Culiacán Municipality. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish conquistadors Lázaro de Cebreros and Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán originally under the name "Villa de San Miguel", in honor of its patron saint Michael the Archangel.
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About Culiacan
| Country | Mexico |
| Continent | North America |
| Explore | 25 |
| Population | 808,416 |
| Local currency | MXN |
| Coordinates | 24.8021, -107.3942 |
| Time zone | America/Mazatlan |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 1,040 km · Mexico City |
| Population (Mexico) | #20 most populated in Mexico |
| Where on Earth | 24°48′8″N · 107°23′39″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 2,761 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 7,258 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Hsinchu (Taiwan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -24.80, 72.61 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Los Angeles | 1,469 km |
| New York | 3,557 km |
| São Paulo | 8,471 km |
| London | 8,980 km |
| Paris | 9,279 km |
| Tokyo | 10,281 km |