San Juan de Sabinas
| San Juan de Sabinas | |
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| Municipality | |
 Municipality of San Juan de Sabinas in Coahuila |
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 San Juan de Sabinas
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| Coordinates: 27°55′45″N 101°18′12″W / 27.92917°N 101.30333°WCoordinates: 27°55′45″N 101°18′12″W / 27.92917°N 101.30333°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Coahuila |
| Municipal seat | Nueva Rosita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 735.4 km2 (283.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 40,115 |
San Juan de Sabinas is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nueva Rosita. The municipality covers an area of 735.4 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,115.
In 1908, it was the scene of the Mina Rosita Vieja disaster, the worst disaster in Mexico's coal mining history.
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