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As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,138.<ref>{{cite web|title= Villa Unión|url=http://www.elocal.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/coahuila/mpios/05037a.htm|work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México|publisher=[[Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal]]|accessdate=November 9, 2008}}</ref> |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,138.<ref>{{cite web|title= Villa Unión|url=http://www.elocal.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/coahuila/mpios/05037a.htm|work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México|publisher=[[Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal]]|accessdate=November 9, 2008}}</ref> |
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On November 29, 2019, four police officers and seven armed civilians, members of the [[Mexican Drug War|Cartel del Noreste]], were killed in a [[2019 Villa Unión |
On November 29, 2019, four police officers and seven armed civilians, members of the [[Mexican Drug War|Cartel del Noreste]], were killed in a [[2019 Villa Unión shootout|shootout]] during an attack on the Villa Unión Municipal palace. Six other police officers were injured.<ref>{{citation|website=Informador.mx| date=Nov 30, 2019|title=El gobernador de Coahuila confirma 11 muertos tras enfrentamiento|language=es|trans-title=Governor of Coahuila confirms 11 dead after shooting|url=https://www.informador.mx/mexico/El-gobernador-de-Coahuila-confirma-11-muertos-tras-enfrentamiento-20191130-0097.html}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:53, 4 December 2019
Villa Unión | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Municipality of Villa Unión in Coahuila | |
  Villa Unión Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 28°13′13″N 100°43′28″W / 28.22028°N 100.72444°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipal seat | Villa Unión |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,540.3 km2 (594.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 6,138 |
Villa Unión is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1540.3 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,138.[1]
On November 29, 2019, four police officers and seven armed civilians, members of the Cartel del Noreste, were killed in a shootout during an attack on the Villa Unión Municipal palace. Six other police officers were injured.[2]
References
- ^ "Villa Unión". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "El gobernador de Coahuila confirma 11 muertos tras enfrentamiento" [Governor of Coahuila confirms 11 dead after shooting], Informador.mx (in Spanish), Nov 30, 2019
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