Canelas Municipality
{{Short description|Municipality in the Mexican state of Durango}}
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|leader_title =Gandhi Monarres Recio (PAN)
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Canelas is a municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. The municipal seat lies at Canelas. The municipality covers an area of 683.4 km².
{{As of|2015}}, the municipality had a total population of 4,683.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cuentame.org.mx/monografias/informacion/dur/poblacion/default.aspx?tema=me&e=10|title=Número de habitantes. Durango}}
It is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental.
Settlements
Canelas has some 70 small villages and ranches.{{Cite web |url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/durango/mpios/10002a.htm |title=Durango - Canelas |access-date=2008-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124105914/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/durango/mpios/10002a.htm |archive-date=2006-11-24 |url-status=dead }} Some of these locations have sawmills and produce wood. This region of Durango has a variety of minerals. These two natural resources provide many people with jobs in Canelas.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
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Location | Population |
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Total Municipal | 4,683 |
Canelas | 734 |
La Tembladora De Camellones | 202 |
El Salto De Camellones | 186 |
La Yerbabuena | 166 |