San Juan de Sabinas | |
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Municipality | |
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Municipality of San Juan de Sabinas in Coahuila | |
San Juan de SabinasLocation in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 27°55′45″N 101°18′12″W / 27.92917°N 101.30333°W / 27.92917; -101.30333 | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Coahuila |
Municipal seat | Nueva Rosita |
Area | |
• Total | 735.4 km (283.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 40,115 |
San Juan de Sabinas is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nueva Rosita. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,115.
In 1908, it was the scene of the Mina Rosita Vieja disaster, the worst disaster in Mexico's coal mining history.
References
- "San Juan de Sabinas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
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