Coahuila

Coahuila (formal name: Coahuila de Zaragoza) is one of Mexico's 31 component states. It is located in the north of the country.

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Mexico - States

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To the north Coahuila accounts for a 512 km stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border, adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte).

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U.S.-Mexico border - U.S. - State - Texas - Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte)

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Coahuila also borders on the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east; San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas to the south; and Durango and Chihuahua to the west. With an area of 151,571 km², it is the nation's third biggest state. It comprises 38 municipalities (municipios). In 2000 Coahuila had an estimated population of some 2,300,000 inhabitants.

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Nuevo León - San Luis Potosí - Zacatecas - Durango - Chihuahua - Municipios - 2000

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The capital of Coahuila is the city of Saltillo. Coahuila also includes the cities of Monclova (a former state capital), Piedras Negras, and Torreón.

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Saltillo - Monclova - Piedras Negras - Torreón

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