Municipalities of Coahuila
Coahuila is a state in northeast Mexico that is divided into 38 municipalities.[1] 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 Script error: No such module "convert"..[1][2]
Municipalities in Coahuila are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] 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).[4] 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.[5] 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.[5]
The largest municipality by population is the state capital Saltillo, with 879,958 residents, while the smallest is Abasolo with 1,022 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area in Coahuila and the third largest in Mexico is Ocampo, which spans Script error: No such module "convert"., and the smallest is Allende which spans Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] The first municipality to incorporate was Monclova on Template:Dts, and the newest municipality is Francisco I. Madero, which incorporated Template:Dts.[6]
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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