Piedras Negras Municipality
Piedras Negras Municipality is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Piedras Negras. The municipality covers an area of 914.2 km² and is located on the international border between Mexico and the USA, here formed by the Río Bravo del Norte, adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 152,806.
Towns and villages
The largest localities are:Name | 2010 Census Population |
Piedras Negras | 150,178 |
Centro de Readaptación Social Piedras Negras | 830 |
Fraccionamiento Villa Real | 767 |
El Moral | 390 |
La Navaja | 156 |
San Isidro | 117 |
El Centinela | 110 |
Total Municipality | 152,806 |
Adjacent municipalities and counties
- Nava Municipality - south
- Zaragoza Municipality - west
- Jiménez Municipality - north
- Maverick County, Texas - northeast