Sinaloa, one of the Pacific states of Mexico with an area of 36,180 sq. m. and a pop. of 223,684. It contains over 100 mining districts, chiefly producing silver. The capital is Culiacan (q.v.), 100 miles north-west of which is the small town of Sinaloa, with a pop. of 2000.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 470
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