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Piedras Negras Municipality

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Country
  
Mexico

Municipal seat
  
Piedras Negras

Area
  
914.2 km²

Capital
  
Piedras Negras

State
  
Coahuila

Elevation
  
223 m

Population
  
152,806 (2010)

Piedras Negras Municipality

University
  
Technological Institute of Piedras Negras

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.

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Map of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico

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

Towns and villages

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

Adjacent municipalities and counties

  • Guerrero Municipality - southeast
  • Nava Municipality - south
  • Zaragoza Municipality - west
  • Jiménez Municipality - north
  • Maverick County, Texas - northeast
  • References

    Piedras Negras Municipality Wikipedia