city of Piedras Negras

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The city of Piedras Negras is a Mexican border city in the state of Coahuila, located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, and known for its industrial activity and cross-border trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality seat
borderRole gateway for trade between Coahuila and Texas
climate semi-arid climate
country Mexico
currency Mexican peso
demographicsCharacteristic binational labor market with Eagle Pass
hasBorderCrossingWith Eagle Pass Port of Entry
United States
hasBorderInfrastructure customs facilities
international bridges
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade
logistics and transportation
manufacturing industry
maquiladora industry
retail and services
hasEducationalInstitutionType private schools
public schools
hasFunction border trade hub
industrial center
regional commercial center
hasHealthcareInfrastructure private clinics
public hospitals
hasHigherEducationInstitutionType technical institutes
universities
hasIndustrialInfrastructure industrial parks
maquiladora plants
hasLawEnforcement municipal police
state police
hasLocalGovernmentType municipal government
hasPublicTransport urban bus routes
isServedBy local airport
regional bus terminals
languageUsed Spanish
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Coahuila
Piedras Negras Municipality
locatedInFederalElectoralDistrict Coahuila federal electoral districts
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Rio Grande
locatedInRegion Northern Mexico
linked to: Northeastern Mexico

border region of Coahuila
locatedInTimeZone Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone

Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
locatedOn Rio Grande
oppositeOfAcrossRiverFrom Eagle Pass, Texas
partOf Mexico–United States border
roadNetworkConnection Mexican Federal Highway 2
Mexican Federal Highway 57
sharesBorderWith Eagle Pass, Texas

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