State of Mexico
Coahuila
Coahuila is a state of Mexico. It covers about 151,000 km² (58,300 mi²), the 3rd largest of the 32 states in Natural Earth’s file for Mexico, and about the same size as Nepal. About 3.0 million people live there (Wikidata, 2010).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 151,000 km²58,300 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 152,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Mexico | 7.7%of the area of the 32 states |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 32states of Mexico |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2010 · the only figure Wikidata has; most units carry 2015 |
| Density | 20 people per km² |
| Capital | Saltillo |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 30°N |
| Type | StateMX-COA |
What the numbers say about Coahuila
- Coahuila covers 7.7% of the area of Mexico and ranks 16th of 32 by population, against 3rd by area.
- It would take 13.0 states the size of Coahuila to cover Mexico.
- The largest, Chihuahua, is 1.64× the size of Coahuila; the smallest, Mexico City, is 0.9% of it.
- Closest in size within Mexico: Sonora (179,000 km², 1.19×) and Durango (121,000 km², 1.25×).
- Counted as a country, Coahuila would be larger than 147 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 93rd by area, between Tunisia (157,000 km²) and Nepal (147,000 km²).
- With 3.0 million people it would rank 137th of 238 by population.
- Coahuila has 20 people per km², about the density of Bhutan, which has 19 per km².
- That makes Coahuila the 27th most densely populated of the 32 states, 32% of the average for Mexico (61 per km²).
- Wikidata holds no 2015 figure for Coahuila; the 2010 figure is the only one it has, so Coahuila is not counted the same way as the 24 states that carry 2015.
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Coahuila looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Coahuila stretches about 592 km north to south and 409 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 152,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 151,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaLiaoning1.03× · 147,000 km²PeopleTibet81% · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaIllinois1.01× · 150,000 km²PeopleMississippi1.00× · 3.0 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaOdisha0.97× · 155,000 km²PeopleMeghalaya1.00× · 3.0 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleSchleswig-Holstein1.00× · 3.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreaNouvelle-Aquitaine1.78× · 85,000 km²PeopleBourgogne-Franche-Comté1.05× · 2.8 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTuscany79% · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.59× · 94,800 km²PeopleGalicia1.09× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)1.92× · 78,800 km²PeopleIbaraki1.03× · 2.9 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaCeará1.00× · 150,000 km²PeopleFederal District1.05× · 2.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleAlberta69% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria66% · 228,000 km²PeopleWestern Australia0.98× · 3.0 million (2024)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.12× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Coahuila sits in Mexico
All 32 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within Mexico
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- Coahuila vs Nepal
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2010. Mexico’s units share the 2015 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12