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Durango (Navajo: Kinn) is a city in La Plata County, Colorado (USA). The population was 13,922 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of La Plata CountyGR6.

Durango is located at 3716N 10752W at an elevation of 1988 meters (6523 feet). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.6 km (6.8 mi).

The town was organized in September 1880 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to serve the San Juan mining district. The D&SNGRR chose a site south of Animas City for its depot after Animas City refused to pay a "dowery" to the D&SNGRR. The city is named after Durango, Spain. The word Durango orgininates from the Basque word "Urango" meaning "water town".

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,922 people, 5,492 households, and 2,603 families residing in the city. The population density was 792.8/km (2,052.4/mi). There were 5,819 housing units at an average density of 331.4/km (857.8/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 86.84% White, .50% African American, 5.51% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 4.12% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.31% of the population.