Matamoros, Coahuila
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Matamoros (Spanish for "Moor-killer") is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in the southwestern part of the state of Coahuila in Mexico. It lies directly east of the larger city/municipality of Torreón, and is a part of a larger metropolitan area that includes the municipalities of Torreón in Coahuila in addition to Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in the adjacent state of Durango. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality. At the Mexican census of 2005 the city had a population of 48,511 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 99,707. The municipality has an area of 1,003.7 km² (387.53 sq mi), which includes many small outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of San Antonio del Coyote.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Coahuila Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Matamoros Official website
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