Piedras Negras Municipality

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Piedras Negras
Municipality
Official seal of Piedras Negras
Seal
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
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Country  Mexico
State Coahuila
Municipal seat Piedras Negras
Area
 • Total 914.2 km2 (353.0 sq mi)
Elevation 223 m (732 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 152,806

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.

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

Towns and villages

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

Name 2010 Census Population
Piedras Negras 150,178
Centro de Readaptación Social Piedras Negras 830
Fraccionamiento Villa Real 767
El Moral 390
La Navaja (La Loma) 156
San Isidro 117
El Centinela 110
Total Municipality 152,806

Adjacent municipalities and counties

References

  1. 2010 census tables: INEGI accessdate=April 29, 2011


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