Cuatro Ciénegas 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 C ...

, in north-eastern

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. The municipal seat lies at Cuatrociénegas de Carranza. The municipality covers an area of 7860.6 km². As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 12,715. Cuatrociénegas is famous for its

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and has been awarded the "''Pueblo Mágico''" (Magic Town) category by the tourism department.

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Municipalities of Coahuila {{Coahuila-geo-stub