Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico

E36739

city municipal seat

Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico is a border city on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Texas, known as an important industrial and commercial hub in northern Mexico.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipal seat →
administrativeDivisionLevel	municipal seat →
airportIATAcode	PDS →
borderStateAcrossRiver	Texas →
borderWith	United States →
climate	semi-arid →
climateClassification	BSh →
country	Mexico →
currency	Mexican peso →
demographicsCharacteristic	majority Spanish-speaking population →
distanceTo	approximately 250 km north of Saltillo → approximately 400 km northwest of Monterrey →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 220 meters →
governingBody	Municipal government of Piedras Negras →
hasAirport	Piedras Negras International Airport →
hasBorderCrossingTo	Eagle Pass, Texas →
hasInternationalBridgeTo	Eagle Pass, Texas →
hasSisterCity	Eagle Pass, Texas →
isImportantFor	cross-border logistics → manufacturing exports → regional commerce →
isPartOf	Piedras Negras Municipality →
isPartOfEconomicRegion	US–Mexico border region →
knownFor	border trade → commercial hub → industrial hub → maquiladora industry →
language	Spanish →
locatedIn	Coahuila → Northern Mexico →
locatedInFederalEntity	State of Coahuila de Zaragoza →
locatedInRegion	Tierra de Nadie (border region) →
locatedOnRiver	Rio Grande →
locatedOpposite	Eagle Pass, Texas →
primaryEconomicSectors	commerce → logistics → manufacturing → services →
regionType	border city →
riverFormsBorderWith	United States →
roadConnectionTo	Eagle Pass, Texas → Monclova → Nuevo Laredo →
stateCapital	Saltillo →
timezone	Central Standard Time →
timezoneDST	Central Daylight Time →
transportRole	port of entry to the United States →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Manassas →	hasSisterCity