Elota

{{Short description|Municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa}}

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|native_name = Municipio de Elota

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|subdivision_name2 = La Cruz

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|leader_title = Municipal president

|leader_name = 20px Richard Millán Vázquez.

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|established_date = 1917

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|population_total =42,907{{cite web |url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/consulta_resultados/iter2010.aspx?c=27329&s=est |title=Main results by locality 2010 |year=2010 |publisher=INEGI}}

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|website = [http://www.elota.gob.mx Elota Government page]

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Elota is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at

{{coord|23|46|10|N|106|35|0|W|}}.

The municipality reported 55,339 inhabitants in the 2020 census.

The municipal seat of Elota is the city of La Cruz.