Comarca Lagunera
| Comarca Lagunera Metropolitan Area | |
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| Comarca Lagunera Metropolitan Area | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| State(s) | Guanajuato |
| Largest city | Torreón |
| Other cities | Lerdo,_Durango |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,330 sq mi (44,900 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,488,613 1,152,053 (Urban) 336,620 (Rural) |
| Altitude | 1,120 meters (3,674 ft) |
| Latitude | 24° 22' North |
| Longitude | 102° 22' West |
| UTC | –6 GMT (Central Time) |
| Telephone area codes | +52 (Country) 871 and 872 |
| Airport Name and Code | Francisco Sarabia International Airport (TRC) |
| Sources: INEGI | |
The Comarca Lagunera is the 9th largest metropolitan area in Mexico, and is located between two states, Coahuila and Durango.
The Comarca Lagunera is formed by 15 municipios; 5 in Coahuila (Torreón Municipality, Matamoros Municipality, San Pedro Municipality, Francisco I. Madero Municipality, Viesca Municipality) and 10 in Durango (Gómez Palacio Municipality, Lerdo Municipality, Tlahualilo Municipality, Mapimí Municipality, Rodeo Municipality, Nazas Municipality, San Juan de Guadalupe Municipality, San Luis del Cordero Municipality, General Simón Bolívar, San Pedro del Gallo Municipality).
It covers an area of 44,887 km² (17,330 mi²) out of which 22,031 km² (8,506 mi²) belong to Coahuila and 25,856 km² (9 983 mi²) to Durango, which makes it 2.5 percent of the national area.
It borders north with the state of Chihuahua, and with Sierra Mojada Municipality and Cuatrociénegas Municipality of Coahuila, to the west with Indé Municipality and Hidalgo Municipality in Durango, to the southwest with the state of Zacatecas and to the east with Parras Municipality in Coahuila. This polygon is located in the north-central part of Mexico, between the parallels 24° 22' and 26° 23' North and meridians 102° 22' and 104° 47' West in the southernmost part of the Bolsón de Mapimí. The average altitude of the region is of 1,139 meters (3,736 ft).
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