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Villa Unión Municipality
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.
Villa Unión | |
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Coat of arms | |
Municipality of Villa Unión in Coahuila | |
Villa Unión Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 28°13′13″N 100°43′28″W / 28.22028°N 100.72444°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipal seat | Villa Unión |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,540.3 km2 (594.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 6,138 |
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 edit
- ^ "Villa Unión". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "El gobernador de Coahuila confirma 11 muertos tras enfrentamiento" [Governor of Coahuila confirms 11 dead after shooting], Informador.mx (in Spanish), Nov 30, 2019