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“2020, Año del Centenario Luctuoso de Venustiano Carranza, el Varón de Cuatro Ciénegas” NORTH BORDER CHIHUAHUA DURANGO NUEVO LEON N ZACATECAS SAN LUIS POTOSI PROFILE NORTHERN REGION Perif. Luis Echeverría Álvarez No. 1560, Edificio Torre Saltillo, Piso 12, Col. Guanajuato Ote., C.P. 25286. Saltillo, Coah. Teléfonos: (844) 415-2162, 415-1714, Ext. 4800 [email protected] “2020, Año del Centenario Luctuoso de Venustiano Carranza, el Varón de Cuatro Ciénegas” INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION 2 2.1 Altitude and Geographic Coordinates 2 2.2 Distances 2 3. GENERAL INFORMATION 3 3.1 Climate 3 3.2 Demographic Aspects 4 4. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 5 4.1 Airports 5 4.2 Highways 6 4.3 Railroads 6 4.4 International Bridges 6 5. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 7 5.1 Industrial Parks 7 5.2 Wages and Salaries 8 5.3 Main Companies 9 6. BASIC SERVICES INFORMATION 10 6.1 Water and drainage 10 6.2 Electric Power 10 6.2 Gas 11 6.4 Health services 12 7. EDUCATION 12 7.1 Middle Education – Upper Middle Education 12 7.2 Higher Education 13 8. QUALITY OF LIFE 14 8.1 Tourism 14 8.2 Magic Towns 16 9. DIRECTORY 17 Perif. Luis Echeverría Álvarez No. 1560, Edificio Torre Saltillo, Piso 12, Col. Guanajuato Ote., C.P. 25286. Saltillo, Coah. Teléfonos: (844) 415-2162, 415-1714, Ext. 4800 [email protected] “2020, Año del Centenario Luctuoso de Venustiano Carranza, el Varón de Cuatro Ciénegas” 1. INTRODUCTION Coahuila is the third largest state in the country. Located in the North-East part of Mexico, Coahuila shares a 512 kilometer border with the U.S. State of Texas. In Mexico it is bordered the States of Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi and Nuevo Leon. CANADÁ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATLANTIC COAHUILA OCEAN MEXICO PACIFIC OCEAN SOUTH AMERICA Location of Coahuila in North America Coahuila in numbers: Represents 7.73% of the surface of the country. It has a population of 2'954, 915 inhabitants, 2.5% of the total in the country, the distribution is 90% urban and 10% rural. Schooling that is 9.9 (almost year of upper secondary education); the national average is 9.2 of schooling. Speakers of an indigenous language of 3 years and older, are 2 per 1000 people, the national level is 70 per 1000 people. The sector of activity which contributes most to State GDP are manufacturing industries, including the production of machinery and equipment. Finally, brings the 3.4% to the national GDP. Source: INEGI 2015. Coahuila boasts of 38 municipalities, which are grouped into five different regions due to their economic characteristics and geographical location. Perif. Luis Echeverría Álvarez No. 1560, Edificio Torre Saltillo, Piso 12, Col. Guanajuato Ote., C.P. 25286. Saltillo, Coah. Teléfonos: (844) 415-2162, 415-1714, Ext. 4800 [email protected] “2020, Año del Centenario Luctuoso de Venustiano Carranza, el Varón de Cuatro Ciénegas” Northern region, is comprised of the municipalities of Acuña, Allende, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jiménez, Morelos, Nava, Piedras Negras, Villa Unión and Zaragoza. He is characterized by great industry establishing maquiladora, companies engaged in the extraction of coal, thermal power plants and recently the installation of companies for development of wind energy. This document provides general information about the region: geographic location, main economic activities, infrastructure, basic services, education, quality of life and tourism. 2. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Northern region has an extension of 31,615.9 Km2 and its population is around of 406,469* inhabitants. * Source: INEGI. 2015. 1 1. Acuna 2. Jimenez 2 3. Zaragoza 3 4 4. Piedras Negras 5 6 7 5. Morelos 8 9 6. Allende 10 7. Nava 8. Villa Union 9. Guerrero 10. Zaragoza State capital Northern region location over the state Perif. Luis Echeverría Álvarez No. 1560, Edificio Torre Saltillo, Piso 12, Col. Guanajuato Ote., C.P. 25286. Saltillo, Coah. Teléfonos: (844) 415-2162, 415-1714, Ext. 4800 [email protected] “2020, Año del Centenario Luctuoso de Venustiano Carranza, el Varón de Cuatro Ciénegas” 2.1 Altitude and geographic coordenates Altitude and geographic coordenates of the municipalities of the region. MUNCIPALITY ALTITUDE LATITUDE LONGITUDE (M. A. S. L.) Acuna 271 29 19’ 27” 100 55’ 54” Allende 378 28 20’ 50” 100 51’ 15” Guerrero 216 28 18’ 30” 100 22’ 37” Hidalgo 150 27 47’ 28” 99 52’ 27” Jiménez 250 29 04’ 11” 100 40’ 30” Morelos 368 28 24’ 35” 100 53’ 10” Nava 323 28 25’ 17” 100 46’ 03” Piedras Negras 223 28 42’ 00” 100 31’ 23” Villa Union 380 28 13’ 15” 100 43’ 26” Zaragoza 360 28 29’ 14” 100 55’ 00” Source: Statistic Yearbook of the Coahuila State 2015. INEGI 2.2 Distances Distance between the state main cities, national frontiers and ports. Source: Communications and Transport Secretariat (SCT). Coahuila. Aproximate distances in kilometers. Perif. Luis Echeverría Álvarez No. 1560, Edificio Torre Saltillo, Piso 12, Col. Guanajuato Ote., C.P. 25286. Saltillo, Coah. Teléfonos: (844) 415-2162, 415-1714, Ext. 4800 [email protected] “2020, Año del Centenario Luctuoso de Venustiano Carranza, el Varón de Cuatro Ciénegas” 3. GENERAL INFORMATION 3.1 Climate Northern region stands out for its semi-warm and semi-dry weather during most of the year, the rainy season usually goes during the months of May to October Monthly average temperature in the municipalities of the region, 2017 (ºC) MUNICIPALITY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Acuna 14.2 17.2 20.0 21.7 24.5 28.2 30.7 30.5 27.4 21.0 17.6 11.8 Allende 9.3 12.2 15.4 17.4 20.3 23.4 24.8 25.1 22.3 16.2 18.1 8.4 Guerrero 16.1 20.1 22.7 25.6 27.7 31.5 33.4 32.5 29.8 23.1 19.0 13.1 Hidalgo Jimenez 13.3 16.2 18.9 21.1 23.7 27.7 29.5 29.2 12.2 19.5 16.9 10.8 Morelos 9.3 12.2 15.4 17.4 20.3 23.4 24.8 25.1 22.3 16.2 18.1 8.4 Nava 9.3 12.2 15.4 17.4 20.3 23.4 24.8 25.1 22.3 16.2 18.1 8.4 Piedras Negras Villa Union 9.3 12.2 15.4 17.4 20.3 23.4 24.8 25.1 22.3 16.2 18.1 8.4 Zaragoza 16.5 -- 21.4 24.3 27.4 30.8 31.4 30.6 28.1 21.9 18.2 12.0 Fuente: CONAGUA, 2018. C Degrees. Monthly average precipitation. 2017 (mm). MUNICIPALITY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Acuna 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 3.7 2.0 0.3 1.1 4.6 0.7 0.1 1.5 Allende 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.8 7.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 Guerrero 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 1.3 5.6 0.9 0.2 1.6 Hidalgo Jimenez 0.4 1.1 1.1 2.5 2.5 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 Morelos 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.8 7.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 Nava 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.8 7.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 Piedras Negras Villa Union 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.8 7.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 Zaragoza 0.1 -- 0.2 0.4 3.6 0.6 3.9 0.2 7.7 1.4 -- -- Fuente: CONAGUA, 2018. (mm) measure in milimeters Perif. Luis Echeverría Álvarez No. 1560, Edificio Torre Saltillo, Piso 12, Col. Guanajuato Ote., C.P. 25286. Saltillo, Coah. Teléfonos: (844) 415-2162, 415-1714, Ext. 4800 [email protected] “2020, Año del Centenario Luctuoso de Venustiano Carranza, el Varón de Cuatro Ciénegas” 3.2 Demographic Aspects Municipality population and sex distribution. MUNICIPALITY TOTAL MALE FEMALE POPULATION Acuna 153,636 76,213 77,423 Allende 25,797 12,647 13,150 Guerrero 2,313 1,192 1,121 Hidalgo 2,190 1,087 1,103 Jimenez 10,602 5,326 5,276 Morelos 9,332 4,609 4,723 Nava 31,092 15,736 15,356 Piedras Negras 168,604 84,249 84,355 Villa Union 6,676 3,407 3,269 Zaragoza 13,600 6,854 6,746 Total 423,842 211,320 212,522 Source: INEGI, 2015. 4. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 4.1 Airports The North Region has the "Piedras Negras" International Airport, located in the Piedras Negras - Nuevo Laredo road km. 3.5, in the municipality of Piedras Negras; it has a daily flight to Mexico City with the company Aeromar. This air terminal has customs service for the clearance of goods, cargo service, migration, phytozoosanitary inspection, body rescue and fire fighting, car rental and ground transportation. Also, in the municipality of Acuña, there is a "New Acuna" international airport, located on the Santa Eulalia road, has infrastructure for cargo and commercial flights, flight requests, customs house offers and migration. This airport does not operate commercial flights. Source: Airport Satal Services, 2018.