Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipal seat
administrativeDivisionLevel municipal seat
airportIATAcode PDS
borderStateAcrossRiver Texas
borderWith United States of America
surface form: 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 U.S.–Mexico border
surface form: US–Mexico border region
knownFor border trade
commercial hub
industrial hub
maquiladora industry
language Spanish
locatedIn Coahuila
Northern Mexico
locatedInFederalEntity Coahuila
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
roadConnectionTo Eagle Pass, Texas
Monclova
Nuevo Laredo
stateCapital Saltillo
timezone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timezoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportRole port of entry to the United States

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Manassas hasSisterCity Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
Tierra de Nadie (border region) locatedNear Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
this entity surface form: Piedras Negras, Coahuila
PDS hasCityServed Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
subject surface form: Piedras Negras International Airport
this entity surface form: Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Municipal government of Piedras Negras seat Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
this entity surface form: Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Municipal government of Piedras Negras governs Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
this entity surface form: Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Eagle Pass, Texas twinCity Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
this entity surface form: Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Eagle Pass, Texas borderWith Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
this entity surface form: Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Mexican Federal Highway 57 terminus Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
this entity surface form: Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Hector Ruiz birthPlace Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico