Laguna metropolitan area

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The Laguna metropolitan area is a major urban and industrial region in north-central Mexico centered around the cities of Torreón, Gómez Palacio, and Lerdo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan area
agriculturalHinterland irrigated lands of Comarca Lagunera
climate semi-arid climate
country Mexico
economicActivity commerce
industry
services
hasCentralCity Gómez Palacio
Lerdo
Torreón
hasHigherEducationInstitution Instituto Tecnológico de La Laguna
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (Torreón campus)
Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (Lerdo/Gómez Palacio campuses)
hasHighwayConnection Mexican Federal Highway 30
Mexican Federal Highway 40
hasIndustrialSector automotive components industry
food processing industry
metalworking industry
textile industry
hasMajorUrbanCenter Ciudad Lerdo
Gómez Palacio
Torreón
hasRailConnection Ferromex network
linked to: Ferromex
hasSportsTeam Santos Laguna
hasTransportHub Torreón International Airport
isIndustrialRegion true
isUrbanRegion true
knownFor agro-industrial activities
dairy production
industrial production
language Spanish
locatedIn north-central Mexico
locatedInState Coahuila
Durango
majorRiver Nazas River
linked to: Río Nazas
partiallyLocatedIn Comarca Lagunera
partOfEconomicRegion Northern Mexico
populationRankInMexico one of the largest metropolitan areas in Mexico
regionType binational-state metropolitan area
sportsTeamBasedIn Torreón
sportsTeamPlays football (soccer)
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
urbanAgglomerationAround Gómez Palacio
Lerdo
Torreón
waterSourceHistory irrigation from Nazas River

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Torreón isPartOf Laguna metropolitan area