| San Juan de Sabinas | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipality of San Juan de Sabinas in Coahuila | |
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San Juan de Sabinas
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipal seat | Nueva Rosita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 735.4 km2 (283.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 40,115 |
San Juan de Sabinas is a one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nueva Rosita. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,115.[1]
In 1908, it was the scene of the Mina Rosita Vieja disaster, the worst disaster in Mexico's coal mining history.