Cuatro Ciénegas
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Coordinates: 26 ° 59 ′ N , 102 ° 3 ′ W Cuatro Ciénegas on the map of Coahuila
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Coahuila | |
| Municipio | Cuatro Ciénagas | |
| City foundation | May 24, 1800 | |
| Residents | 10,309 (2010) | |
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| height | 740 m | |
| Post Code | 27640 | |
| prefix | 869 | |
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Cuatro Ciénegas (officially Cuatro Ciénagas de Carranza ) is a city of about 10,000 inhabitants in the center of the Mexican state of Coahuila . It is 740 m. ü. M. in the Región Desierto and is the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name Cuatro Ciénagas .
history
The city was founded on May 24, 1800 under the name Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores y Cuatro Ciénegas by Antonio Cordero. The city was named after the four swamps that lie in the city.