Nadadores is a city in the northern
Mexican state of
Coahuila.
it serves as the administrative centre for the
surrounding municipality of the same name.
Nadadores is located at ,
in the state's central region ''(Región Centro)''.
It stands some 30 km north-west of former state capital
Monclova
Monclova (), is a city and the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. According to the 2015 census, the city had 231,107 inhabitants. Its metropolitan area has 381,432 inhabitants and a ...
on
Federal Highway 30.
There were 5,949 inhabitants in 2000.
It is the location of an accidental detonation of 22 tons of
Ammonium Nitrate
Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is a white crystalline salt consisting of ions of ammonium and nitrate. It is highly soluble in water and hygroscopic as a solid, although it does not form hydrates. It is ...
, which left 28 dead and 250 injured on September 10, 200
. The explosion left a crater 23m wide and 3m deep, and a damage radius of about 500m.
External links
(in Spanish)
Populated places in Coahuila
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