Badiraguato

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Badiraguato is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at 25°9′30″N 106°58′25″W / 25.15833°N 106.97361°W / 25.15833; -106.97361. The municipality reported 37,757 inhabitants in the year 2000 census.

Badiraguato is also known for its huge poppy plantations and narco culture. It is the birthplace of Rafael Caro Quintero. The infamous drug lord Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán was born near Badiraguato, in the small settlement of La Tuna.