Coahuila
Coahuila (Spanish pronunciation: [koaˈwila] ⓘ), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (Latin American Spanish: [koaˈwila ðe saɾaˈɣosa] ⓘ; Lipan: Nacika), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
Coahuila
Nacika (Lipan Apache) | |
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State | |
| Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza (Spanish) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Plus Ultra (Latin) | |
| Anthem: State Anthem of Coahuila (Español: Himno Coahuilense) | |
State of Coahuila within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′N 102°3′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Saltillo |
| Largest City | Saltillo |
| Municipalities | 38 |
| Admission | May 7, 1824 |
| Order | 16th[a] |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Manolo Jiménez Salinas |
| • Senators | Reyes Flores Hurtado Eva Eugenia Galaz Caletti Verónica Martínez García |
| • Deputies | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151,595 km2 (58,531 sq mi) |
| Ranked 3rd | |
| Highest elevation (Sierra de la Marta) | 3,710 m (12,170 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,146,771 |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26th |
| Demonym | Coahuilense |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MXN 1.035 trillion (US$51.5 billion) (2022) |
| • Per capita | (US$15,699) (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 25 - 27 |
| Area code | |
| ISO 3166 code | MX-COA |
| HDI | 0.799 High Ranked 7th of 32 |
| Website | Official Web Site |
| ^ a. Joined to the federation under the name of Coahuila y Texas; also recognized as Coahuila y Tejas. | |
Coahuila borders the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east, Zacatecas to the south, and Durango and Chihuahua to the west. To the north, Coahuila accounts for a 512 kilometres (318 mi) stretch of the Mexico–United States border, adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). With an area of 151,563 square kilometres (58,519 sq mi), it is the nation's third-largest state. It comprises 38 municipalities (municipios). In 2020, Coahuila's population is 3,146,771 inhabitants.
The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón (largest metropolitan area in Coahuila and 9th largest in Mexico); the third largest is Monclova (a former state capital); the fourth largest is Piedras Negras; and the fifth largest is Ciudad Acuña.