Castaños Municipality Explained

Castaños
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:180px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1877
Named For:Gaspar Castaño de Sosa
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Castaños
Seat1 Type:Largest city
Seat1:Castaños
Area Total Km2:7860
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:23,871
Coordinates:26.7842°N -101.4328°W

Castaños is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Castaños. The municipality covers an area of 7860 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 23,871.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castaños. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. November 8, 2008.