San Pedro (formally: San Pedro de las Colonias) is a city located in the southwestern part of the state of
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
in
Mexico
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. San Pedro lies east-northeast of the city of
Torreón
Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Coahuila. The city's population is 720,848 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the state of Coahuila. Also Torreón is par ...
and serves as the seat of the
surrounding municipality of the same name.
In the 2005 INEGI Census the city had a population of 43,447 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 93,377. The municipality has a large area of 9,942.7 km
2 (3,838.9 sq mi), which includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of
Concordia (La Rosita).
History
During the
French intervention, the lands had belonged primarily to Doña Luisa Ibarra de Zuloaga, who was closely associated with
Empress Carlota. After the restoration of the republic, the lands, notably the ranches “La Chona” and “El Hormiguero” were seized by the government and placed under the control of Don Jerónimo Treviño, hero of the 1866 Battle of Santa Isabel. Mustered out Republican soldiers settled on the land having been given grants by the governor of
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
.
Climate
Sister Cities
San Pedro is sister cities with
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's List of cities in Illinois, seventh-most populous cit ...
, United States.
References
Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
CoahuilaEnciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ayuntamiento de San PedroOfficial website
Portal de Internet de San PedroOfficial website
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Populated places in Coahuila