Santa Clara is a city and seat of the municipality of Santa Clara, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico.[1] As of 2010, the city had a population of 4,061. It has an annual fair celebrating their Virgin Mary statue on August 12 of every year.[2]

Santa Clara
Municipal seat and city
Santa Clara is located in Mexico
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°28′30″N 103°21′25″W / 25.47500°N 103.35694°W / 25.47500; -103.35694
Country Mexico
StateDurango
MunicipalitySanta Clara
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,061

In 1976 a meteorite of 63kg was found near Santa Clara. The meteor had an undiscovered isotope of silver.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008
  2. ^ "Santa Clara". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ Santa Clara meteorite on Meteoritical Bulletin Database