Matamoros, Coahuila | |
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| Coordinates: 25°31′45″N 103°13′48″W / 25.52917°N 103.23000°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipality | Matamoros |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 48,511 |
Matamoros is a city located in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila; it serves as the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It lies directly east of the larger city of Torreón and is a part of the Comarca Lagunera, a larger metropolitan area that includes the municipality of Torreón in Coahuila in addition to the municipalities of Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in the adjacent state of Durango.
At the 2010 census the city had a population of 52,599, while the municipality had a population of 107,007.
At the 2010 census the city had a population of 52,599 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 107,007. The municipality has an area of 1,003.7 km² (387.53 sq mi), which includes many small outlying communities, the largest of which is the town of San Antonio del Coyote.
It is one of the cities that make up the Lagunera Region. Together with the city of Torreón in Coahuila, and the cities of Gómez Palacio and Ciudad Lerdo in the state of Durango, they make up the metropolitan area of La Laguna.