San Juan del Río is a city in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. It serves as the seat of the municipality of San Juan del Río.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008 As of 2010, the town had a population of 2,912.
It is the birthplace of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
Notable people Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (1875–1942), writer and activist.
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