Ciudad Acuña ( Spanish: Ciudad Acuña ) is the city and administrative center of the municipality of Acuña in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila , on the Rio Grande River . The population according to the 2010 census was 134,233 people.
| City | |||
| Ciudad acuna | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad acuña | |||
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| A country |  Mexico | ||
| State | Coahuila | ||
| Municipality | Akunya | ||
| The mayor | Evaristo Lenin Perez Rivera | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | 1877 | ||
| Center height | 271 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 ; summer UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 134,233 [1] people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Katoykonim | Acuñense | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +52 877 | ||
| Postal codes | 26,200 - | ||
| INEGI Code | 050020001 | ||
| acuna.gob.mx (Spanish) | |||
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General information
A transportation hub connecting Mexico and the USA . On the opposite bank of the Rio Grande is the small American city of Del Rio .
History
The city was founded relatively recently, in 1877 , and initially, it was a small village called Garza Galan and Las Vacas. The shark village began to be called since 1912 . In 1951, Akunye was given the status of a city.
As in other border cities of the region, one of the problems of Akunya at present is drug trafficking and, as a result, a high crime rate.
Notes
- ↑ INEGI. 2010 Mexico Census (Spanish)