Hidalgo is one of the 38

municipalities of Coahuila Coahuila is a state in Northeast Mexico that is divided into 38 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Coahuila is the 15th most populous state with inhabitants and the third largest by land area spanning . Municipalities in Coa ...

, in north-eastern

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. The municipal seat lies at

Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coahuila, a town in the north Mexican state of Coahuila * Hidalgo, Nuevo Le� ...

. The municipality covers an area of 1619.8 km² and is located on the international border between Mexico and the USA, there formed by the

Río Bravo del Norte The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

(Rio Grande), adjacent to the U.S. state of

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 1,852.2010 census tables: INEGI
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Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Adjacent municipalities and counties

Anáhuac Municipality Anáhuac Municipality is one of the municipalities of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The city of Anáhuac was founded on May 5, 1933, inside the municipal jurisdiction of Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León, as the political head of the Nation ...

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

- southeast and south * Juárez Municipality - south *

Villa Unión Municipality Villa Unión is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1540.3 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,138. On Nov ...

- west * Guerrero Municipality - northwest *

Webb County, Texas Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secreta ...

- northeast

References

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