Mezquital () is a city and seat of the Municipality of Mezquital in the state of Durango north-western Mexico.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 19, 2008 It is situated on the San Pedro Mezquital River in the northeast of the municipality, near the boundary with the Municipality of Suchil. As of 2010, the town had a population of 1,742.
There is uncertainty as to the official name of this municipal capital. According to an online encyclopedia of Mexico's municipalities produced by the federal Secretariat of Governance, the name of this city is simply Mezquital,Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Produced by the Secretariat of Governance (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB). If a desired link has not been activated, try this alternative Web site for the Enciclopedia (as of 2009.02.11). but the federal postal service gives San Francisco del Mezquital,Online lookup service for postal codes of the Mexican postal service, Correos de México. which is the name of the second convent founded in the vicinity during the colonial era.
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