San Juan de Sabinas (municipality)
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San Juan de Sabinas is a one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila
, in north-eastern Mexico
. The municipal seat lies at Nueva Rosita
. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,115.
In 1908, it was the scene of the Mina Rosita Vieja disaster
, the worst disaster in Mexico's coal mining history.
Municipalities of Coahuila
The Mexican state of Coahuila is divided into38 municipalities ....
, in north-eastern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The municipal seat lies at Nueva Rosita
Nueva Rosita
Nueva Rosita is a town in the northeastern part of the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. It lies about 11 km northwest of the city of Sabinas on Federal Highway 57, and serves as the municipal seat of San Juan de Sabinas municipality....
. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,115.
In 1908, it was the scene of the Mina Rosita Vieja disaster
Mina Rosita Vieja disaster
The Mina Rosita Vieja disaster was the worst disaster in Mexico's coal mining history. It occurred on February 27, 1908 when a huge explosion rocked the Rosita Vieja Coal Mine near the town of San Juan de Sabinas, Coahuila. The explosion led to the deaths of 200 miners in shaft No. 2.The mine boss...
, the worst disaster in Mexico's coal mining history.