Angostura
A coastal municipality in north-central Sinaloa, created on 7 December 1916 from the former Distrito de Mocorito. Its coastline includes Bahía Santa María, one of the country's priority wetlands.
Key facts
- Municipal seat
- Angostura · City
- Population
- 44,093 · 2020
- Occupied dwellings
- 12,951 · 2020
- Year established
- 1916
- INEGI code
- 25002
Overview
Angostura lies on the coastal plain of north-central Sinaloa, among the municipalities of Guasave, Salvador Alvarado, Mocorito and Navolato, with a coastline on the Gulf of California.
Irrigated agriculture and small-scale coastal fishing anchor the municipal economy; Bahía Santa María, shared with Navolato, sustains active fishing and aquaculture.
History
Angostura's territory was part of the Distrito de Mocorito until 1916. That December, as part of governor Ángel Flores's abolition of the district prefectures, the state congress erected Angostura as a free municipality, by decree of 7 December, with its seat at the locality of Angostura.
The seat was elevated from Villa to Ciudad by Decreto No. 314, of 27 June 1983.
Geography
The municipality borders Guasave, Salvador Alvarado, Mocorito and Navolato, with a coastline on the Gulf of California.
Bahía Santa María, on its coast, is recognized by the Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) as one of Mexico's 32 priority wetlands; since 2003 the municipalities of Angostura and Navolato have maintained a joint management program for its conservation.
Cities and localities
Municipal seat
Other localities
- La Reforma · 6,596 residents (2020)
- Colonia Independencia (Chinitos) · 3,170 residents (2020)
- Alhuey · 2,569 residents (2020)
- Colonia Agrícola México (Palmitas) · 2,258 residents (2020)
- Leopoldo Sánchez Celis (El Gato de Lara) · 2,242 residents (2020)
- La Esperanza · 1,604 residents (2020)
- Costa Azul · 1,457 residents (2020)
- La Palma · 1,132 residents (2020)
- San Isidro · 1,116 residents (2020)
The municipality contains 204 localities on the INEGI register.
Related topics
- Agriculture
- Pesca / Fisheries
- History
Sources and data
The figures on this page come from public sources. Each data point shows its year and origin.
- Evolución histórica de los municipios de México de 1810 a 2020. Sinaloa — Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía
- Acuerdo de Cabildo — Programa de Manejo para la Conservación de los Humedales Costeros de Bahía Santa María — H. Ayuntamiento de Angostura
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 — Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), Sinaloa — Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía