Viesca

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Viesca
Municipal seat
Viesca Location in Coahuila
Coordinates: 25°21′N 102°48′W / 25.350°N 102.800°W / 25.350; -102.800
Country	Mexico
State	Coahuila
Municipality	Viesca
Population  (2005)
• Total	19,328

Viesca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjeska]) is a town and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. Named after the third governor of Coahuila and Texas, José María Viesca,^[1] Viesca had a population of 19,328 at the last census. Of this number 9,695 were men and 9,633 were women.