Nueva Rosita
Nueva Rosita is a town in the northeastern part of the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. It lies about 11 km northwest of the city of Sabinas on , and serves as the municipal seat of San Juan de Sabinas municipality.
In 1990 the town was recorded as having a population of 36,284. The town was initially developed in the 1930s. It remains today an important manufacturing centre for the north of Mexico.
The area is the site of a coal mine owned by Grupo México. On February 19, 2006, an explosion occurred in the mine, trapping more than 60 miners underground.
Demographics
The census of 2005 reported a population of 40,115 for the municipality of San Juan de Sabinas, of whom 36,639 lived in the community of Nueva Rosita. The municipality has an area of 735.4 km² (283.94 sq mi). Its second-largest town (population 1,431) is also named San Juan de Sabinas. The two main ethnic groups are Europeans 76% of the population, are mostly Spanish. 24% mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian).
References
- Link to tables of muncipios and localidades in Coahuila INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografia e Informatica
- Coahuila Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
- Portal Municipal de San Juan de Sabinas Official website of Municipality of San Juan Sabinas