Escobedo | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Coahuila |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Escobedo |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Coordinates: | 27.235°N -101.4122°W |
Escobedo is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located in the state's central region (Región Centro), about 50 km north of Monclova. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The name "Escobedo" honours 19th-century liberal statesman Mariano Escobedo.[1]
Escobedo had 2,791 inhabitants in 2000.
The Ford Motor Company has a commercial truck assembly plant in Escobedo.