Municipalities of Coahuila
Coahuila is a state in Northeast Mexico that is divided into 38 municipalities. According to the 2015 Mexican Intercensal Survey, Coahuila is the 16th most populous state with inhabitants and the third largest by land area spanning.
Municipalities in Coahuila are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors. Municipalities are responsible for public services, street lighting, public safety, traffic, supervision of slaughterhouses and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. 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.
The largest municipality by population is the state capital Saltillo, with 807,537 residents, while the smallest is Abasolo with 1,015 residents. The largest municipality by land area in Coahuila and the third largest in Mexico is Ocampo, which spans, and the smallest is Allende which spans. The first municipality to incorporate was Monclova on and the newest municipality is Francisco I. Madero, which incorporated.Municipalities
