Francisco I. Madero, Coahuila

Francisco I. Madero is a city and its surrounding municipality located in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located at the southwestern part of the state near the Durango state border, in the economic region known as Laguna at , at a mean height of 1,100m above sea level.

It is named for Revolutionary hero Francisco I. Madero, a native of nearby Parras de la Fuente.

It is located 200km from the state capital, Saltillo. It covers 4,933.9 km² (1,904.99 sq mi), which is 3.25% of the total surface area of the state. The city, which serves as municipal seat of the municipality, had a 2005 census population of 30,084, while the municipality had a total population of 51,528. Its largest other community is the town of Lequeitio.

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Coahuila Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• Municipio Francisco I. Madero Official website