Piedras Negras Municipality

Piedras Negras Municipality is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Piedras Negras. The municipality covers an area of 914.2 km² and is located on the international border between Mexico and the USA, here formed by the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande), adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas.

Piedras Negras
Official seal of Piedras Negras
Municipality of Piedras Negras in Coahuila
Municipality of Piedras Negras in Coahuila
Piedras Negras is located in Mexico
Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°43′20″N 100°34′5″W
Country Mexico
StateCoahuila
Municipal seatPiedras Negras
Area
  Total914.2 km2 (353.0 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total152,806

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 152,806.[1]

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Name2010 Census Population
Piedras Negras150,178
Centro de Readaptación Social Piedras Negras830
Fraccionamiento Villa Real767
El Moral390
La Navaja (La Loma)156
San Isidro117
El Centinela110
Total Municipality152,806

Adjacent municipalities and counties

References

  1. 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine accessdate=April 29, 2011


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.