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Saltillo

Central America

Saltillo is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the seat of the municipality of the same name. It had a population of 879,958 at the 2020 census, with a metropolitan population of 1,031,779, making it the largest city in Coahuila and the country's 14th most populous metropolitan area. Saltillo has been rated the most competitive Mexican city with over one million inhabitants on the Urban Competitiveness Index, and 2025 INEGI data ranked it the safest capital city in Mexico.

Facts
Population
879,958 1
Area (sq km)
272 1
Founding Year
1577 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1560 2
Latitude
25.423056 degrees north 1
Longitude
100.991944 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 3
Connections

Capital Of

Coahuila, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Saltillo - GeoNames
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Saltillo
  • Infobox, population_total
    879,958
  • Infobox, population_as_of
    2020
  • Infobox, area_total_km2
    272
  • History, Colonial era
    Founded in 1577 by Conquistador Alberto del Canto
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), latitude
    25.423055555555557,-100.99194444444444
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), longitude
    25.423055555555557,-100.99194444444444
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Saltillo (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1560 m
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3. GeoNames: Saltillo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3988086
    25.42595 -100.97963 P PPLA MX 07 030 709671 1578 America/Monterrey
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1578 m
  • Capital Of: Coahuila, cities500 record 3988086, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 07)
    25.42595 -100.97963 P PPLA MX 07 030 709671 1578 America/Monterrey
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, -100.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, -100.75
25.25 -100.75 BSk
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Wikidata: Saltillo
Wikidata Q53077, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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