San Juan de Sabinas Municipality
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 km².
San Juan de Sabinas | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Municipality of San Juan de Sabinas in Coahuila | |
  San Juan de Sabinas Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°55′45″N 101°18′12″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipal seat | Nueva Rosita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 735.4 km2 (283.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 40,115 |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,115.[1]
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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