Villa Unión Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila
Municipality in Coahuila, Mexico
Coat of arms of Villa Unión
Coat of arms
Municipality of Villa Unión in Coahuila
Municipality of Villa Unión in Coahuila
28°13′13″N 100°43′28″W / 28.22028°N 100.72444°W / 28.22028; -100.72444Country MexicoStateCoahuilaMunicipal seatVilla UniónArea
 • Total1,540.3 km2 (594.7 sq mi)Population
 (2005)
 • Total6,138

Villa Unión is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1540.3 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,138.[1]

On November 29, 2019, four police officers and seven armed civilians, members of the Cartel del Noreste, were killed in a shootout during an attack on the Villa Unión Municipal palace. Six other police officers were injured.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Villa Unión". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  2. ^ "El gobernador de Coahuila confirma 11 muertos tras enfrentamiento" [Governor of Coahuila confirms 11 dead after shooting], Informador.mx (in Spanish), Nov 30, 2019
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