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Sinaloa is the name of a city, a municipality and a state in Mexico. This article is about the state. For the city and municipality, see: Sinaloa de Leyva.

Sinaloa
Location
Statistics
Capital	Culiacan
Area	58,238 km² Ranked 17th
Population (2005 census)	2,608,442 Ranked 14th
HDI (2004)	0.7800 - medium Ranked 17th
Governor (2005-2011)	Jesús Alberto Aguilar Padilla (PRI)
Federal Deputies	PRI: 6 PAN: 2
Federal Senators	PRI: 2 PAN: 1
ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr.	MX-SIN Sin.

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 México 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 Teotihuacan, the Olmecs, Aztecs and Mayas. 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

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.

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.

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In 1824, at the time of Mexican independence, 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.

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.

• Culiacán
• Escuinapa
• Guamúchil
• Guasave
• Los Mochis
• Mazatlán
• Navolato

• Jorge Arce
• Manuel Clouthier
• Oscar Liera
• Sabine Moussier
• Yolanda Andrade
• Lola Beltrán
• Jared Borgetti
• Julio César Chávez
• Ana Gabriel
• Laura Harring
• Lorena Herrera
• Pedro Infante
• George F. Buell Dart
• Francisco Labastida
• Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo
• Chalino Sánchez
• Graciela Beltrán
• Patricia Navidad
• Cruz Lizárraga
• Jorge Ayala

• Bobcat de Sinaloa Chibupa Maquinaria
• Casas GOM
• Casa Ley
• Centro Mexicano de Fertilidad
• Coppel
• Fripasa
• Homex
• Ingenieria Mecánica y Sistemas
• Instituto de Implantología Dental del Pacifico
• Pacífico
• Productos Chata
• Sukarne

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

• (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

Coordinates: 24°57′26″N, 107°31′48″W