Municipalities of Coahuila

Map of Mexico with Coahuila highlighted

Coahuila is a state in northeast Mexico that is divided into 38 municipalities.<ref name="census2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to the 2020 INEGI census, Coahuila is the 15th most populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the third largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" />

Municipalities in Coahuila are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.<ref name="constitution">Template:Cite act</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.<ref name="Mexicolaws">Template:Cite book</ref> They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />

The largest municipality by population is the state capital Saltillo, with 879,958 residents, while the smallest is Abasolo with 1,022 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area in Coahuila and the third largest in Mexico is Ocampo, which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Allende which spans Template:Convert.<ref name=Landarea /> The first municipality to incorporate was Monclova on Template:Dts, and the newest municipality is Francisco I. Madero, which incorporated Template:Dts.<ref name="Incorporationdate" />

Municipalities

• Largest municipalities in Coahuila by population
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  Saltillo, state capital and largest municipality by population in Coahuila.
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  Torreón, second largest municipality by population.
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  Piedras Negras, the fourth largest municipality by population.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)<ref name="census2020" />	Population (2010)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Change	Land area<ref name="Landarea"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Population density (2020)	Incorporation date<ref name="Incorporationdate">Template:Cite book</ref>
				km2		sq mi
Abasolo	Abasolo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Acuña	Ciudad Acuña	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Allende	Allende	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Arteaga	Arteaga	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Candela	Candela	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Castaños	Castaños	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuatrociénegas	Cuatrociénegas de Carranza	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Escobedo<ref group="lower-alpha">Name was changed from Abasolo Nuevo in 1918.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref></ref>	Escobedo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Francisco I. Madero	Francisco I. Madero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Frontera	Ciudad Frontera	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
General Cepeda<ref group="lower-alpha"> The Congress of Coahuila changed the municipality's name from Villa de Patos on December 29, 1892.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	General Cepeda	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guerrero<ref group="lower-alpha">Guerrero was originally incorporated as Río Grande, changing its name on March 18, 1834.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Hidalgo	Hidalgo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jiménez	Jiménez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juárez	Juárez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Lamadrid	Lamadrid	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Matamoros	Matamoros de la Laguna	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Monclova	Monclova	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Morelos	Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Múzquiz	Santa Rosa de Múzquiz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nadadores	Nadadores	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nava	Nava	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocampo	Ocampo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Parras	Parras de la Fuente	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Piedras Negras	Piedras Negras	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Progreso	Progreso	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ramos Arizpe	Ramos Arizpe	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sabinas	Sabinas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sacramento	Sacramento	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
SaltilloTemplate:Dagger	Saltillo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Buenaventura	San Buenaventura	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Juan de Sabinas	Nueva Rosita	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Pedro de las Colonias	San Pedro de las Colonias	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sierra Mojada	Sierra Mojada	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Torreón	Torreón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Viesca	Viesca	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Villa Unión	Villa Unión	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zaragoza<ref group="lower-alpha"> On August 7, 1827, the name of the town was changed from San Fernando to Villa de Rosas, and then to Rosas on October 4, 1857, and finally to Zaragoza on February 27, 1868.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Zaragoza	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coahuila	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
Mexico<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—