| Sierra Mojada | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Municipality of Sierra Mojada in Coahuila | |
  Sierra Mojada Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°17′14″N103°17′14″W / 27.28722°N 103.28722°W Coordinates: 27°17′14″N103°17′14″W / 27.28722°N 103.28722°W | |
| Country |  |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipal seat | Sierra Mojada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,966.2 km2 (2,689.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 5,245 |
Sierra Mojada is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Sierra Mojada. The municipality covers an area of 6966.2 km².
Coahuila is a state in Northeast Mexico that is divided into 38 municipalities. According to the 2015 Mexican Intercensal Survey, Coahuila is the 16th most populous state with 2,954,915 inhabitants and the third largest by land area spanning 151,846.16 square kilometres (58,628.13 sq mi).
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.
Sierra Mojada is a city and seat of the municipality of Sierra Mojada, in the north-eastern Mexican state of Coahuila. Local oral tradition, documented by the priest James Lienert, states that Ambrose Bierce, who disappeared without a trace in 1913, was executed by firing squad in the town cemetery. Silver Bull Resources (SVBL) has a silver exploration project near the town
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5,245. [1]
