Mocorito

Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico
Official seal of Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico
Nickname: 
La Atenas de Sinaloa
Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico is located in Mexico
Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico
Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°28′54″N 107°55′17″W / 25.48167°N 107.92139°W / 25.48167; -107.92139
Country Mexico
StateSinaloa
MunicipalityMocorito
Founded in1594
Government
 • Municipal presidentGuillermo Galindo Castro
Area
4.4%
 • Land2,566 km2 (991 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,926
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
WebsiteMocorito Government page
Immaculate Conception Church at the front of Mocorito's main plaza.

Mocorito (Spanish pronunciation: [mo.koˈɾi.to]) (From Cahita, meaning "place where people speak macuri (dialect of Mayo)" or "place of the dead"[2]) is the municipality seat of the Municipality of Mocorito in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.

The city reported 5,926 inhabitants in the 2020 census.

  1. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010.
  2. ^ "Sinaloa - Mocorito". Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2015-04-07.

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