Third Federal Electoral District of Coahuila

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The Third Federal Electoral District of Coahuila(III Distrito Electoral Federal de Coahuila) is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of seven such districts in the state of Coahuila.

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 kilometers (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fourth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 129 million people, Mexico is the tenth most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states plus Mexico City (CDMX), which is the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the country include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, and León.

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, the bicameral legislature of Mexico. The other chamber is the Senate. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.

Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

District territory

Under the 2005 districting scheme, Coahuila's Second District is located in the central-eastern portion of the state and covers the municipalities of Abasolo, Arteaga, Candela, Castaños, Escobedo, General Cepeda, Juárez, Monclova, Progreso, Ramos Arizpe, Sabinas and Sacramento.^[1]

Abasolo is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Abasolo. The municipality covers an area of 645.9 km².

Arteaga Municipality, Coahuila Municipality in Coahuila, Mexico

Arteaga is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Arteaga. The municipality covers an area of 1818.6 km².

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Monclova.

Monclova, is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. According to the 2015 census there were 231,107 inhabitants in the city. Its metropolitan area has 381,432 inhabitants and has a population density of 29.88 inhabitants per square kilometers. Monclova is the third largest city and metropolitan area in the state in terms of population, after Torreón and Saltillo.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

- 1943–1946: Raúl López Sánchez (PRM)
L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Fernando Cabrera Rodríguez (PRI)
LI Legislature
- 1979–1982:
LII Legislature
- 1982–1985:
LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988:
LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991:
LV Legislature
- 1991–1994: Fidel Hernández Puente (PRI)
LVI Legislature
- 1994–1997: Miguel Ángel García García (PRI)
LVII Legislature
- 1997–2000: Martha Laura Carranza Aguayo (PRI)
LVIII Legislature
- 2000–2003: Oscar Maldonado Domínguez (PAN)
LIX Legislature
- 2003–2006: Ricardo Rodríguez Rocha (PRI)
LX Legislature
- 2006–2009: Rolando Rivero Rivero (PAN)

The L Legislature of the Mexican Congress met from 1976 to 1979. It consisted of senators and deputies who were members of their respective chambers. They began their duties on September 1, 1976 and ended on August 31, 1979.

The LIV Legislature of the Congress of the Union met from September 1, 1988, to August 31, 1991.

The LV Legislature of the Congress of the Union met from September 1, 1991, to August 31, 1994.

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References

↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Coahuila" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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[1] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Coahuila" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

Third Federal Electoral District of Coahuila

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Deputies returned to Congress from this district

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