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Villa Acuña

Ciudad Acuña
City
Official seal of Ciudad Acuña
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Ciudad Acuña is located in Mexico
Ciudad Acuña
Ciudad Acuña
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W / 29.32417°N 100.93167°W / 29.32417; -100.93167Coordinates: 29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W / 29.32417°N 100.93167°W / 29.32417; -100.93167
Country  Mexico
State Coahuila
Municipality Acuña
Settled 27 December 1877
Town status 1880
City status 16 September 1951
Government
 • Mayor Evaristo Lenin Perez (UDC)
Elevation 271 m (889 ft)
Population (2015 est.)
 • Total 181,426
 • Demonym Acuñense
Time zone Central (US Central) (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC−5)
ZipCode 26200 - 26328
Area code(s) 877
Website http://www.acuna.gob.mx/

Ciudad Acuña, also known simply as Acuña, (originally Garza Galán, later Villa Acuña) is a city located in the Mexican state of Coahuila, at 29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W / 29.32417°N 100.93167°W / 29.32417; -100.93167 and a mean height above sea level of 271 meters. It stands on the Rio Grande (locally known as the Río Bravo), which at this point marks the U.S.-Mexico border, and offers two border crossings via Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing and Del Río-Ciudad Acuña International Bridge with the neighbouring city of Del Rio in the U.S. state of Texas. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Acuña. The 2015 estimate city population was 181,426 whereas the municipality's population was 194,911. The city is the fourth-largest in the state of Coahuila and the fastest growing city in Mexico. The area is served by the Ciudad Acuña International Airport.

The Del Rio-Ciudad Acuña Metropolitan Area (DR-CA) is the seventh largest bi-national metropolitan area along the United States-Mexican border. The city of Del Rio is situated in the U.S. state of Texas on the north side of the Rio Grande and Ciudad Acuña is located in the Mexican state of Coahuila south of the river. This metropolitan area is also known as "Tierra de la Amistad".


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