Culiacán is a municipality in the state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. It is the most populous municipality in Sinaloa.
The municipal seat is the state capital, the city of Culiacán.
Political subdivision
The municipality of Culiacán is subdivided into 17 sindicaturas:
El Salado
El Álamo
Higueras de Abuya
Baila
Aguaruto
Emiliano Zapata
Adolfo López Mateos (El Tamarindo)
Jesús María
Las Tapias
Quilá
Sanalona
San Lorenzo
Tacuichamona
Tepuche
Imala
Costa Rica
Culiacancito
Las Flechas
Eldorado was formerly the eighteenth sindicatura of Culiacán, but it became an independent municipality in 2021.