Escobedo, Coahuila

Coordinates: 27°14′6″N 101°24′44″W / 27.23500°N 101.41222°W / 27.23500; -101.41222
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Escobedo
Escobedo is located in Mexico
Escobedo
Escobedo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°14′6″N 101°24′44″W / 27.23500°N 101.41222°W / 27.23500; -101.41222
Country Mexico
StateCoahuila
MunicipalityEscobedo

Escobedo is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located in the state's central region (Región Centro), about 50 km north of Monclova. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The name "Escobedo" honours 19th-century liberal statesman Mariano Escobedo.[1]

Escobedo had 2,791 inhabitants in 2000.

The Ford Motor Company has a commercial truck assembly plant in Escobedo.

References

  1. ^ "Escobedo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2008-11-08.[permanent dead link]