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Torreón
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Torreón

Industrial and agricultural city in Coahuila state, northern Mexico, on the River Nazas at an altitude of 1,127 m/3,700 ft; population (2005) 1,110,900. Before the arrival of the railway in 1907 Torreón was the largest of the three Laguna cotton-district cities (with Gómez Palacio and Ciudad Lerdo). Since then it has developed as a major thoroughfare and commercial centre.



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In the east it borders the city of Torreon in the state of Coahuila, and together with the city of Lerdo forms an area called "Comarca Lagunera", characterized by the notable presence of maquiladoras and other industries.
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