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Coahuila

State

Coahuila, officially Coahuila de Zaragoza, is a state in northeastern Mexico bordering Texas along the Rio Grande, Mexico's third-largest state by area. Its capital is Saltillo.

Facts
Population
3,146,771 1
Area (sq km)
151,595 1
Admission Year
1824 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Chihuahua, States or Territories

Associated With

Mexico, Countries

Has Capital

Saltillo, Cities
Source GeoNames: Saltillo - GeoNames
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Origin Of

Venustiano Carranza

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Found There

Abies durangensis

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Source Abies durangensis (Wikipedia)Lead, range, Coahuila
Quote, Lead, range, Coahuila
is found only in Mexico (Durango, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Jalisco and Sinaloa)
Durango chipmunk

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Durango chipmunk (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The eastern population lives in the northern Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra del Carmen of Coahuila
Mammillaria luethyi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammillaria luethyi (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Mammillaria luethyi is a species of cactus endemic to the Mexican state of Coahuila.
Mexican prairie dog

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Source Mexican prairie dog (Wikipedia)Habitat
Quote, Habitat
They are found in the regions of southern Coahuila and northern San Luis Potosí in northern Mexico
Turbinicarpus valdezianus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Turbinicarpus valdezianus (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
This species thrives in the Chihuahuan Desert and Meseta Central matorral of Mexico, ranging from Saltillo in the state of Coahuila to nearly Matehuala in San Luis Potosí, at 1400 to 1600 meters elevation.
Sources
1. Coahuila (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    151595
  • Infobox: population_total
    3146771
  • Infobox: established_date
    May 7, 1824
  • Part Of: Mexico, Lead paragraph
    de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico.
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Wikidata: Coahuila
Wikidata Q53079, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
GeoNames: Saltillo - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Saltillo, cities500 record 3988086, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 07)
Quote, Has Capital: Saltillo, 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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