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The Northern Region of Coahuila has approximately 300,000 inhabitants. According to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing (INEGI), in 2005 the population of the municipio of Piedras Negras was 143,915 inhabitants, equal to 5.77% of the population of Coahuila. 17% of the population of Piedras Negras came from other states, 3% were foreigners, and the rest were born ...
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 km 2 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.
The Escondido enters the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico) at Rio Grande river kilometer 794 kilometres (493 mi), about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) downriver from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and Eagle Pass, Texas. [2] The Escondido originates in the Serranias del Burro mountain range and flows generally east to the Rio Grande.
The first carriage bridge connecting Eagle Pass with Piedras Negras (then known as Ciudad Porfirio Díaz) was built in April 1890, but was destroyed in a flood in September 1890. [4] The bridge was soon replaced by the Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge, and was again rebuilt in 1927 and 1954.
People from the municipality of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Pages in category "People from Piedras Negras, Coahuila" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.