Zaragoza is one of the 38

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. The municipal seat lies at Zaragoza. The municipality covers an area of 8183.5 km². It is near the Mexico–US border with

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. Zaragoza has an abundance of natural resources like

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. Zaragoza's local economy consists of agriculture, some industry, livestock, tourism and commercial/retail. It is one of the cities in the "5 manantiales" (5 springs) region in northern Coahuila. The celebrations commemorating Zaragoza's founding on 1 February 1753 are a popular attraction, and feature a traditional "

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" or horse trail ride with horse pulled vintage buggies. On 7 August 1827, the name of the town was changed to San Fernando de Rosas, and to Zaragoza on the 27 February 1868. Zaragoza has a local cable television system and a local radio station,

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History

Geography

Adjacent municipalities

Acuña Municipality Acuña is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Acuña, which contained over 98% of the municipality's population in 2010. The municipality covers an area of 11,487.7 km² and i ...

(north) * Jiménez Municipality (northeast) *

Piedras Negras Municipality Piedras Negras Municipality is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Piedras Negras. The municipality covers an area of 914.2 km² and is located on the international border between Mex ...

(east) *

Nava Municipality Nava is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nava. The municipality covers an area of 804.9 km². Towns and villages The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:< ...

(southeast) * Morelos Municipality (south) *

Múzquiz Municipality Múzquiz is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Rosa de Múzquiz. The municipality covers an area of . As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 62,710. Of these, 242 s ...

(southwest)

Major highways

Mexican Federal Highway 29 Federal Highway 29 ( es, Carretera Federal 29, Fed. 29) is a free part of the federal highway corridors ( es, los corredores carreteros federales) of Mexico. The highway connects Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila in the north near the Mexico – Unit ...

Climate

References

External links

English Translation "Zaragoza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal.

Spanish Translation "Zaragoza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal.
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