Francisco I. Madero | |
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: | Francisco I. Madero |
Established Title: | First settled |
Established Date: | 1895 |
Established Title2: | Town status |
Established Date2: | 30 November 1936 |
Established Title3: | City status |
Established Date3: | 30 November 1986 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 50,084 |
Coordinates: | 25.7753°N -103.2731°W |
Elevation M: | 1100 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 27900 |
Area Code: | 872 |
Website: | www.fimcoahuila.gob.mx |
Francisco I. Madero is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located at the southwestern part of the state near the Durango state border, in the economic region known as Laguna at 25.7753°N -103.2731°W, at a mean height of above sea level. It serves as the municipal seat for the Francisco I. Madero Municipality, Coahuila.
It is named for Revolutionary hero Francisco I. Madero, a native of nearby Parras de la Fuente.
The city is located from the state capital, Saltillo. It had a 2005 census population of 30,084, while its surrounding municipality had a total population of 51,528.