Coahuila
| Coahuila Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza |
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| — State — | |||
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| Anthem: Himno Coahuilense | |||
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| Coordinates: 27°18′08″N 102°02′41″W / 27.30222°N 102.04472°W | |||
| Kintra | Mexico | ||
| Caipital | Saltillo | ||
| Lairgest Ceety | Torreon | ||
| Municipalities | 38 | ||
| Admission | 7 Mey 1824[1] | ||
| Order | 16t[a] | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Govrenor | Ruben Moreira Valdez .svg){kind=small} |
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| - Senators[2] | Guillermo Anaya .svg){kind=small} Ernesto Saro B. Jesús María Ramón |
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| - Deputies[3] | |||
| Aurie[4] | |||
| - Tot | 151,563 km2 (58,518.8 sq mi) | ||
| Ranked 3rd | |||
| Heichest elevation[5] | 3,710 m (12,172 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2010)[6] | |||
| - Tot | 2,748,391 | ||
| - Rank | 16t | ||
| - Densitie | 18.1/km2 (47/sq mi) | ||
| - Densitie rank | 26t | ||
| Demonym | Coahuilense | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| Postal code | 25 - 27 | ||
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-COA | ||
| HDI |  0.850 High Ranked 9t |
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| GDP | US$ 21,556,311.01 mil[b] | ||
| Wabsteid | Official Website | ||
| ^ a. Joined tae the federation unner the name o Coahuila y Texas an aw recognized as Coahuila y Tejas. ^ b. The state's GDP was 275,920,781 million o pesos in 2008,[7] amoont correspondin tae 21,556,311.01 millon of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[8] |
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Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (Spainyie pronunciation: [koaˈwila ðe saɾaˈɣosa]), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Coahuila de Zaragoza) is ane o the 31 states which, wi the Federal Destrict, compose the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. The state is locatit in Northeastren Mexico.
Coahuila borders the Mexican states o Nuevo León tae the east, Zacatecas an San Luis Potosí tae the sooth, an Durango an Chihuahua tae the wast. Tae the north, Coahuila accoonts for a 512 kilometres (318 mi) stretch o the U.S. - Mexico border, adjacent tae the Unitit States state o Texas alang the course o the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). Wi an aurie o 151,563 square kilometres (58,519 sq mi), it is the naition's third-lairgest state. It comprises 38 municipalities (municipios). In 2010, Coahuila's population is 2,655,187 inhabitants.
The caipital o Coahuila is Saltillo, an its lairgest ceety is Torreón. Coahuila an aw includes the ceeties o Monclova (a umwhile state caipital), Piedras Negras, an Ciudad Acuña.
Etymology [edit]
Frae the Nahuatl Kuahuilan an aw Cuahuilan (Place o the Trees). The researcher Vito Alessio Robles gave the feenal translation tae the wird Coahuila.
References [edit]
- ↑ "La diputación provincial y el federalismo mexicano". (in Spanish)
- ↑ Senadores por Coahuila LXI Legislatura. Senado de la Republica. Retrieved on 20 October 2010. .
- ↑ Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Coahuila. Camara de Diputados. Retrieved on 20 October 2010. .
- ↑ Resumen. Cuentame INEGI. Retrieved on 20 October 2010. .
- ↑ Relieve. Cuentame INEGI. Retrieved on 20 October 2010. .
- ↑ Proyecciones de la población de México 2005-2050. Consejo Nacional de Población. Retrieved on 10 August 2010. .
- ↑ Coahuila. (2010). Retrieved on 20 October 2010. .
- ↑ Reporte: Jueves 3 de Junio del 2010. Cierre del peso mexicano.. www.pesomexicano.com.mx. Retrieved on 10 August 2010. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- (Spainyie) Coahuila State Govrenment
- (Inglis) Coahuila State Govrenment
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