Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [kwaˈwila ðe saɾaˈɣosa]), is one of Mexico's 31 component states. It is located in the north of the country.
To the north, Coahuila accounts for a 512 kilometers (318 mi) stretch of the U.S. - Mexico border, adjacent to the United States state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). Coahuila also borders the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east, Zacatec...
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Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [kwaˈwila ðe saɾaˈɣosa]), is one of Mexico's 31 component states. It is located in the north of the country.
To the north, Coahuila accounts for a 512 kilometers (318 mi) stretch of the U.S. - Mexico border, adjacent to the United States state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). Coahuila also borders the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí to the south, and Durango and Chihuahua to the west. With an area of 151,571 square kilometers (58,521.9 sq mi), it is the nation's third-largest state. It comprises 38 municipalities (municipios). In 2005, Coahuila's population was 2,495,200 inhabitants.
The capital of Coahuila is Saltillo, and it's largest city is Torreón. Coahuila also includes the cities of Monclova (a former state capital), Piedras Negras, and Ciudad Acuña.
The Spanish explored the north of Mexico some decades after their victory in the capital of...
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