Municipalities_of_Coahuila

Municipalities of Coahuila

Municipalities of Coahuila

List of municipalities of Coahuila

Coahuila is a state in Northeast Mexico that is divided into 38 municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Coahuila is the 15th most populous state with 3,146,771 inhabitants and the third largest by land area spanning 151,846.16 square kilometres (58,628.13 sq mi).[1][2]

Map of Mexico with Coahuila highlighted

Municipalities in Coahuila are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population is the state capital Saltillo, with 879,958 residents, while the smallest is Abasolo with 1,022 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area in Coahuila and the third largest in Mexico is Ocampo, which spans 26,064.30 km2 (10,063.48 sq mi), and the smallest is Allende which spans 252.01 km2 (97.30 sq mi).[2] The first municipality to incorporate was Monclova on August 12, 1689 and the newest municipality is Francisco I. Madero, which incorporated December 2, 1936.[6]

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in Coahuila by population
  • Teatro de la Ciudad, Saltillo
    Saltillo, state capital and largest municipality by population in Coahuila.
  • museo Arocena, Torreón
    Torreón, second largest municipality by population.
  • Santuario de Guadalupe, Piedras Negras
    Piedras Negras, the fourth largest municipality by population.

†  State capital

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Notes

  1. Name was changed from Abasolo Nuevo in 1918.[8]
  2. The Congress of Coahuila changed the municipality's name from Villa de Patos on December 29, 1892.[9]
  3. Guerrero was originally incorporated as Río Grande, changing its name on March 18, 1834.[10]
  4. On August 7, 1827, the name of the town was changed from San Fernando to Villa de Rosas, and then to Rosas on October 4, 1857, and finally to Zaragoza on February 27, 1868.[11]

References

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    "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. [2]
    "Unidad de Microrregiones Cédulas de Información Municipal (SCIM)" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. [4]
    OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-9264015326.
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    International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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    Estado de Coahuila. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. pp. 89–97. ISBN 978-970-13-1491-3.
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    "Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza". H. Ayuntamiento de Escobedo. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  9. [9]
    Estado de Coahuila. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. p. 113. ISBN 978-970-13-1491-3.
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    Estado de Coahuila. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. p. 114. ISBN 978-970-13-1491-3.
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    Estado de Coahuila. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-970-13-1491-3.
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    "Población" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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