page_title: Durango City
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Durango City / Education
caption_attribution_description: Español: Fachada de la Universidad Juárez en Victoria de Durango, DGO (México). Antiguo colegio de la Compañía de Jesús. English: Front of Juárez University at Victoria de Durango, DGO (Mexico). Former Society of Jesus school.
context_page_description: Durango City, officially Victoria de Durango is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Durango. The city, which is located in Northern Mexico has a population of 654,876 as of the 2015 census, and sits at an altitude of 1,890 metres. It is also the municipal seat of the Durango Municipality. The city's official name is Victoria de Durango. The denomination of Victoria was added in honor of the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria, who was originally from the state of Durango. In the Tepehuán language, the city is known as Korian.
  The city is located in the Valley of Guadiana and was founded on July 8, 1563, by the Spanish Basque explorer Francisco de Ibarra. During the Spanish colonial era the city was the capital of the Nueva Vizcaya province of New Spain, which consisted mostly of the present day Mexican states of Durango and Chihuahua. The foundation of the city originated due to its proximity to the Cerro del Mercado, located in the northern part of the city, which was believed to contain large amounts of silver. However with time it was discovered that it was an important iron deposit.
context_section_description: The municipality has adequate facilities to provide preschool, elementary, middle and upper secondary, undergraduate and graduate education. The higher education institutions within the city are:
  Universidad Politécnica de Durango
  Universidad Autónoma de Durango
  Universidad TecMilenio (TecMilenio University Durango Campus)
  Universidad España de Durango
  Universidad Del Valle de Guadiana
  Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango
  Universidad José Vasconcelos
  Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
  Instituto Universitario Anglo Español
  Instituto Alejandría
  Instituto Tecnológico Forestal
  Instituto Tecnológico de Durango
  Centro Pedagógico de Durango, A.C.
  Centro Universitario Promedac
  Escuela de Odontología
  Escuela de Ciencias Químicas
  Escuela Superior de Música
  Facultad de Medicina
  Facultad de Medicina, Veterinaria y Zootecnia
  Facultad de Enfermería y Obstetricia
  Facultad de Contaduría y Administración
  Facultad de Derecho
  The municipality also offers CONALEP, a technical institution. The city also houses numerous foreign and international educational institutions for the children of immigrants, including:
  Alianza Francesa de Durango
  Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt
  American School of Durango
  Assured English Academy
  Academia Griega de Durango - Ελληνική Ακαδημία
  Liceo de Rusia - Русский лицей
caption: Juarez University of the State of Durango
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