Ramos Arizpe

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Ramos Arizpe (RAH-mos ah-REES-pe) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Ramos Arizpe is located 11 km from the state capital of Saltillo. They are part of the Saltillo metropolitan area. The city reported a population of 48,228 persons in the 2005 census. The municipality had a population of 56,708. Its area is 5,306.6 km² (2,048.9 sq mi).

It is a major industrial center, founded in 1674, featuring many automotive industrial parks. Several major companies have large operations in Ramos Arizpe or its sourroundings, such the General Motors assembly plant (Home of the Chevy C2 and HHR), DaimlerChrysler Saltillo Engine Plant (Home of the 5,7Lt V8 HEMI engine) and other suppliers such as Magna, ZF Sachs and Macimex.

Plan de Guadalupe International Airport serving Saltillo and Ramos Arizpe (Iata: SLW) is located there.

Major historical landmarks are Don Miguel Ramos Arizpe's house, father of the Mexican federalism, the "Hacienda Santa María" built in 1721, where Miguel Hidalgo I. Costilla offered his last Mass and the "Hacienda de Guadalupe", where the "Plan de Guadalupe" was signed during the Mexican Revolution in 1913.