Culiacán

[ koo-lyah-kahn ]

noun

1. a city in and capital of Sinaloa state, in NW Mexico.

Culiacán

/ kuljaˈkan /

noun

1. a city in NW Mexico, capital of Sinaloa state. Pop: 799 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Eddie said that when his father was 20, he traveled to Sinaloa’s capital, Culiacán, to meet the bosses: El Chapo and his eldest son, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar.

From Los Angeles Times

This week, the state’s livestock association announced that it was canceling its annual expo in Culíacan — a major cultural event for the city — after its president was killed and a series of cartel messages appeared threatening state Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya with death.

From Los Angeles Times

A newsman in the cartel-dominated city of Culiacán laments that Mexican journalists have bull’s-eyes on their chests.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, a month of intra-cartel violence has nearly paralyzed Culiacán, capital of Sinaloa state and base of the Sinaloa cartel, the nation’s largest.

From Los Angeles Times

More than 140 people have been killed in the last month in Culiacán as two factions of the Sinaloa compete to fill a power vacuum.

From Los Angeles Times