Parras

Parras, Coahuila
Parras de la Fuente
Parras, Coahuila is located in Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila
Location in Mexico
Parras, Coahuila is located in Mexico
Parras, Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila
Parras, Coahuila (Mexico)
Coordinates: 25°26′25″N 102°10′45″W / 25.44028°N 102.17917°W / 25.44028; -102.17917
Country Mexico
StateCoahuila Coahuila
MunicipalityParras
FoundedFebruary 18, 1598
Founded asVilla de Santa María de las Parras
Founded byAntón Martín Zapata
Juan Agustín de Espinosa
Elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total44,472
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Parras de la Fuente (pronounced [ˈparas ðe la ˈfwente] ) is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. The city serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Parras Municipality, which has an area of 9,271.7 km2 (3,579.8 sq mi).

At the census of 2020, the population was 44,472.[1] There are many factories that produce denim and Parras is also a source for Mexican wine. It was the first wine growing region in the Americas.

  1. ^ "Census Population 2020". INEGI. Retrieved 27 May 2024.