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Economic Profile LAGUNA
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1. INTRODUCTION
Coahuila is the third largest state in the
country. Located in the North-East part of
Mexico, Coahuila shares a 512 kilometer border
with the American state of Texas.   Coahuila has
38 municipalities which are grouped in five
different regions according to their economic
characteristics and geographic location. The
Laguna Region, is made up of the municipalities
of Francisco I. Madero, Matamoros, San Pedro,
Torreon and Viesca. Besides being an
agriculturally privileged region, it is also
known for its large textile, auto-part and
metal-mechanic manufacturing companies. This
document presents the potential investor with
general information about the region such as
geographical location, primary economic
activities, infrastructure and basic services,
main educational aspects and quality of life.
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2. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
The Laguna Region is located in the South-West
part of the state and includes 22,031.2Km2 of
territory and a population of 775,305
inhabitants.
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2.1 Altitude and Geographic Coordinates
Table 1 Altitude and geographic coordinates of
the municipal seat.
 
Francisco I. Madero
1,100
25? 46
103? 16
 
San Pedro
1,090
25? 45
102? 59
Viesca
1,100
25? 20
102? 48
Meters Above Sea Level
2.2 Distances
Table 2 Distances to the main cities in the
state, the Mexican Republic, primary ports and
border cities.
Source SCT (Secretariat of Communications and
Transportations). Coahuila Office
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3. GENERAL INFORMATION
3.1 Climate
This region is characterized by a very dry and
warm climate. The majority of the precipitation
occurs during the months of May through October.
Table 3
Francisco I. Madero
16.6
18.0
22.0
24.3
28.3
29.3
28.6
28.0
26.0
23.8
21.5
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San Pedro
15.5
17.4
20.9
24.7
27.8
29.7
30.9
30.5
28.6
22.9
20.6
17.4
Viesca
15.9
17.9
21.9
26.4
28.9
30.8
29.4
28.8
27.1
25.6
21.7
16.8
Source Comisión Nacional del Agua (National
Water Commission) (CONAGUA ) 2007.
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3.2 Demographic Aspects
Table 4 Municipal population and distribution by
gender
Francisco I. Madero
51,528
25,566
25,962
San Pedro
93,677
46,634
47,043
Viesca
19,328
9,695
9,633
Source II Census Housing and Population. INEGI.
2005.
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4. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
4.1 Airports
The Laguna Region boasts of an excellent
international service airport the Francisco
Sarabia International Airport. Located on the
Torreón-San Pedro highway, it offers
approximately 26 daily domestic flights to the
cities of Mexico city, Monterrey, N.L.,
Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Cd. Juárez,
Chih., Villa Hermosa, Tab., Culiacan, Sin.,
Hermosillo, Son., Tijuana, B.C., Durango, Dgo.,
and Monclova Coah., among others.   This airport
also offers international flights to cities in
the Continental U.S. such as Los Angeles, Ca.,
Houston, San Antonio and Dallas, Tx., and Tucson,
Az. In addition to the excellent commercial
flight service, this air terminal is equiped with
customs and cargo service, zoosanitary
inspections, car rental and other land
transportation services.
Table 5 Airport.
Aeroméxico
México, D.F.
Daily
114 passengers
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Click Mexicana
México, D.F., Las Vegas, Ne Los Angeles, Ca.,
USA
Daily(Except Las Vegas there are no flights on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Saturday no
flights to Los Ángeles on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday Sunday)
40 passengers
American Airlines
Dallas, Tx. USA
Daily
50 passengers
Alma de México  
Guadalajara, Jal., Cd. Juárez, Chih.
Daily
50 passengers
Continental Airlines
Houston, Tx., USA
Daily
50 passengers
Source Francisco Sarabia International
Airport. 2006
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4.2 Highways
Federal Highway 49 Connects with Zacatecas, Zac.
and Chihuahua, Chih. Federal Highway 40
Connects with Saltillo, Coah., Monterrey, N.L.
Gomez Palacio and Durango, Dgo., as well as
Matamoros and Reynosa, Tamps., and Mazatlan,
Sin. Federal Highway 30 Connects with
Monclova, Coah.
4.3 Railroads
The Laguna Region has railway terminals in the
municipalities of Fco. I. Madero, San Pedro,
Torreón and Viesca. Their connection to the
National Railway System provides access to the
ports, border cities and other important regions
in the country. Kansas City Southern de México
and Linea Coahuila Durango company(LCD) are the
two privately owned businesses that provide the
service in this region.
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5. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
The primary economic activities of the Laguna
Region are the transformation industry, commerce,
services, construction and mining.They are
distributed in the following manner.
5.1 Industrial Parks
Industrial Parks in the region provide potable
water, drainage, electricity, public lighting,
telephone service and paved highway
infrastructure.
Table 6 Industrial Park.
Amistad
Francisco I. Madero
22.18
22.18
0.00
22.18
D. I. Matamoros
Matamoros
28.83
14.21
28.83
0.00
San Pedro
San Pedro
21.00
4.00
21.00
0.00
Ferropuerto Laguna
Torreón
350.00
213.00
60.00
290.00
Las Américas
Torreón
44.81
12.20
44.81
0.00
Source Industrial Parks Decree. Economic
Development Department. 2007
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5.2 Primary Industries
Francisco I. Madero
Madero Internacional, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Textile
Matamoros
Red Kap Industries, S.A. de C.V.
Textile
San Pedro
Aramark Uniform Manufacturing de México, S.A de
C.V.
Textile
San Pedro
Sara Lee Industrias Internacionales de San Pedro,
S. de R.L. de C.V.
Textile
Torreón
Grupo Lala, S. A. de C.V.
Dairy products
Torreón
Maquiladora y Confeccionadora Lajat, S.A. de C.V.
Clothes manufacturing
Torreón
Met Mex Peñoles, S. A. de C.V.
Non metallic minerals
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Source Industrial Parks Decree. Economic
Development Department. 2007
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5.3 Labor Force
Most labor positions in the region are provided
by the textile and mining industries. The main
labor unions present are Confederación de
Trabajadores de México (the Confederation of
Mexican Workers)(CTM), Confederación
Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos
(Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and
Farmers) (CROC), among others.
Table 7 Monthly Salary (USD)
Exchange rate 11.00
Source Amistad Industrial Developers

• Benefits as required by Mexican Law. Other
  benefits are Vacation Bonus, Christmas Bonus,
  Attendance
• Bonus, Production Bonus, Food Coupon, Saving
  Program, Employee Transportation, Social Securit
• (IMSS, Infonavit, SAR).

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6. INFORMATION ON BASIC SERVICES AND
UTILITIES
6.1 Water and Drainage
Source Municipal Systems of Water and
Sanitation and Municipal Records. 2008
6.2 Electricity
Electrical services in the Laguna Region of
Coahuila are provided by electric lines of
distribution with the capacity to meet all
present and future power needs for this region.
6.2.1 Cost of contract
The cost of the contract per KVA is 1,241.00
pesos (not including VAT). Source Federal
Electrical Commission. Sept 2008.
6.2.2 Cost of service
Table 8 Cost of Service
RATE 2 (LESS THAN 25KW)
RATE 3 (MORE THAN 25KW)
Source Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE).
Sept 2008. http//www.cfe.gob.mx
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Table 7 Cost of medium-tension electrical
service.
Source Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal
Electrical Comisión) (CFE). Sept 2008.
http//www.cfe.gob.mx/gercom/ (1)     Ordinary
cost for general medium-tension, for demands of
less than 100 kw (2) Hourly cost for general
medium-tension service, for demands of 100 kw or
more.
Table 8 Charges for general high-tension
electrical service.
Source Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal
Electrical Commission ) (CFE). Sept 2008
http//www.cfe.gob.mx/gercom/ (1)     Hourly
charge for general high-tension service,
sub-transmission level. (2)     Hourly charge for
general high-tension service, sub-transmission
level, for long-term use. (3)   Hourly charge for
general high-tension service, transmission
level. (4)     Hourly charge for general
high-tension service transmission level. For
long-term use.   Note The previous charges are
in national currency and do not include IVA.
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6.3 Gas
The Laguna Region has a natural gas underground
distribution infrastructure for domestic and
industrial use in the municipalities of Fco. I.
Madero, San Pedro and Torreón. The cost per
gigacalorie of this element is 80.58 pesos. In
the remainder of the municipalities the supply of
Liquid Propane(LP) is provided by central
distributors(via stationary and portable
containers). The cost of this form of gas is
10.40 pesos per kilo. Source (1) Gas Natural
México. Sept 2008. (2)
Secretariat of Economy. Sept 2008.
Note Does not include IVA.
6.4 Industrial Building
In the Laguna Region a great variety of
industrial buildings for sale or rent exists.
Also, within the industrial parks that are
located in regional, the service of construction
of industrial building is offered
Source SEFOMEC 2008
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6.5 Telephone
The Laguna Region offers state of the art
telephony services. These services include both
copper and fiber optic networks.
Table 11 Cost of Service Telephone
Source Telmex 2007.
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7. EDUCATION
The Laguna Region offers the following
educational infrastructure.
7.1 Educational Institutions
Table 12 Educational Institutions
Source Secretaría de Educación y Cultura de
Coahuila (Secretariat of Public Education)
(SEyCC). Period 2006-2007.
7.2 Professional Level Technical Schools
Table 13 Professional Level
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Source Secretaría de Educación y Cultura de
Coahuila (Secretariat of Public Education)
(SEyCC). Period 2006-2007.
7.3 Professional Level Schools
Table 14 Professional Level Schools
Municipality
San Pedro
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (UAdeC)
Torreón
Instituto Tecnológico de La Laguna
Torreón
Universidad Tecnológica de Torreón (UTT)
Torreón
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (UA de C) Unidad
Laguna
Torreón
Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) Unidad Laguna
Torreón
Universidad Autónoma de La Laguna (UAL)
Source Secretaría de Educación y Cultura de
Coahuila (Secretariat of Public Education)
(SEyCC). Period 2006-2007.
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7.4 Investigation Centers
Table 15 Research Centers
Source Secretaría de Educación y Cultura de
Coahuila (Secretariat of Public Education)
(SEyCC). Period 2006-2007.
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8. QUALITY OF LIFE
The Laguna Region has a variety of tourist,
recreational, and family interest centers.
8.1 Commerce and Services
Table 16 Commerce and Services
Source Secretariat of Tourism 2007.
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8.2 Entertainment and Leisure
In this section we have included sports
facilities, historical sites, and libraries.
Table 17 Entertainment and Leisure
Source Secretariat of Tourism 2007.
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8.3 Temples and Churches
Table 18 Temples
Source Secretariat of Government. 2007.
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9. DIRECTORY   Secretaría de Fomento
Económico (Economic Development
Department) Periférico Luis Echeverría No.1560
Piso 11 Col. Guanajuato. Z.C. 25286 Saltillo,
Coahuila, México. Phone [phone],
415-4053 Fax. [phone] LADA Sin
Costo 01-800-718-4230 U.S. Toll Free
1-877-257-1784 Web http//www.investcoahuila.com
Email promocion_at_sefomec-coahuila.gob.mx