Ciudad Acuña

Ciudad Acuña, usually called simply Acuña, is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila, on the Rio Grande opposite Del Rio, Texas, where the river forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States. It is the seat of Acuña Municipality and is joined to Del Rio by two international crossings, the Lake Amistad Dam crossing and the Del Rio to Ciudad Acuña International Bridge, and it has its own international airport. The first recorded settlement dates from 27 December 1877, when colonists led by Domingo Urias settled the site, which was later called Garza Galan and Villa Acuña before being named for the Saltillo poet Manuel Acuña and receiving city status in 1951. Its economy leans on maquiladora factories making automotive, aerospace and other components, and the city had about 201,800 inhabitants in 2017 estimates, making it the fifth largest in Coahuila.