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'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
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Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
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Coahuila Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
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Municipio Francisco I. Madero Official website