SINCE 1828
Culiacán
geographical name
Cu·lia·cán
| \ ˌkül-yä-ˈkän
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Definition of Culiacán
1
river 175 miles (kilometers) long in northwestern Mexico flowing southwest into the Pacific at the mouth of the Gulf of California
2
city in northwestern Mexico on the Culiacán River; capital of the state of Sinaloa population 858,638
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