Sacramento, Coahuila
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- For a list of other similarly named places, see Sacramento.
Sacramento is a town in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
Sacramento is located at in the state's central region (Región Centro), some 250 km north of state capital Saltillo, and some 50 km north-west of former state capital Monclova, on Federal Highway 30. The municipality, covering 168.90 km², had 2,011 inhabitants in 2000.
It was founded in 1842 as Villa Nueva. It is believed to changed its name to Sacramento ("sacrament") to honour a visit by Fr. Miguel Hidalgo during which he officiated a mass.
[edit] External links
- Sacramento municipal webpage (in Spanish)
