Nueva Rosita

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Nueva Rosita is a town in the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. It 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 With an estimated 2005 population of about 35,000 two main ethnic groups are Europeans 76% of the population, are mostly Spanish. 24% mestizo(mixed European and Amerindian.