Culiacán

Cu·lia·cán

C0798000 (ko͞ol′yə-kän′) A city of western Mexico west-northwest of Durango on the Culiacán River, about 280 km (175 mi) long. The city was founded in 1531 and figured prominently as a departure point for early Spanish expeditions to the north.

Culiacán

(Spanish kuljaˈkan) n (Placename) a city in NW Mexico, capital of Sinaloa state. Pop: 799 000 (2005 est)

Cu•lia•cán

(ˌku lyɑˈkɑn)

n. the capital of Sinaloa state, in NW Mexico. 415,046.

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Culiacan - a city in northwestern Mexico Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

Culiacán

a city in northwestern Mexico; the capital of the state of Sinaloa. Population, 359,000 (1970, including suburbs); transportation junction. It is the center of an important region of irrigation farming (cotton and wheat) and subtropical fruit-growing. Culiacán’s most important industry is food processing.