Coahuila
state in Mexico
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Summary
Coahuila is a state of Mexico[1]. Coahuila draws 5,105 Wikipedia views per month (state of mexico category, ranking #18 of 32).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rio Grande[5]
- Head of government: Manolo Jiménez Salinas[6]
- Continent: North America[7]
- Capital: Saltillo[8]
- Shares border with: Chihuahua[9], Texas[10], Nuevo León[11], Zacatecas[12], Durango[13]
- Anthem: State Anthem of Coahuila[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hidalgo Municipality[15]
- Legislative body: Congress of Coahuila[16]
- Postal code: 25[17]
- Commons category: Coahuila[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[19]
- Inception: January 1, 1824[20]
- Official website: http://www.coahuila.gob.mx/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Coahuila[22]
- Commons gallery: Coahuila[23]
- Population: 2,954,915[24]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Coahuila[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[28], New International Encyclopedia[29]
- Official name: Coahuila de Zaragoza[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Coahuila[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Coahuila[32]
- Demonym: Coahuilense[33]
- Native label: Coahuila de Zaragoza[34]
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Physical Characteristics
Coahuila covers an area of 151595.0 km²[35]. Coahuila sits at an elevation of 1307 m[36].
Why It Matters
Coahuila has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Coahuila is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]