Escuinapa de Hidalgo
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Escuinapa de Hidalgo Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 22°50′06″N 105°46′41″W / 22.835°N 105.778°W / 22.835; -105.778
Country	Mexico
State	Sinaloa
Municipality	Escuinapa
Government
• Mayor	Blanca Estela Garcia
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	30,790
	[1]
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Website	Escuinapa Government page

Escuinapa de Hidalgo is a city in Escuinapa Municipality of the same name, located at the extreme southern end of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 28,789 inhabitants (the sixth-largest community in the state), while the municipality reported 49,655 inhabitants. The municipality has an area of 1633.22 km² (630.58 sq mi) and includes the towns of Isla del Bosque and Teacapan, in addition to many smaller localities.

History

On 5 January 2023, during the capture of Ovidio Guzmán López (drug lord El Chapo's son), an infantry colonel and four escorts were ambushed and killed by cartel members in Escuinapa de Hidalgo.^[2]