Map of Culiacán, Mexico

Culiacán is the administrative centre of Sinaloa, Mexico, with a population of about 808,416. It lies at 24.7903°N, 107.3878°W. Culiacán is about 1,039 km (645 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Guamúchil, 102 km to the northwest.

Culiacán at a glance

Where is Culiacán?

• The 20th largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• The largest city in Sinaloa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 36 min on the shortest day to 13 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Culiacán

• Guamúchil — 102 km northwest
• Guasave — 139 km northwest
• Los Mochis — 197 km northwest
• Mazatlán — 200 km southeast
• Victoria de Durango — 289 km east
• Parral — 294 km northeast
• San José del Cabo — 304 km southwest
• La Paz — 305 km west
• Navojoa — 326 km northwest
• Colonia del Sol — 332 km southwest

Largest cities in Sinaloa

• Mazatlán — 381,583
• Los Mochis — 256,613
• Guamúchil — 72,500
• Guasave — 71,196

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.