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Candela, Coahuila

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Country Mexico
Founded1690 (Alonso de León)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Candela
Candela is located in Mexico
Candela
Candela
Coordinates: 26°50′N 100°39′W / 26.833°N 100.650°W / 26.833; -100.650
Country Mexico
StateCoahuila
MunicipalityCandela
Founded1690 (Alonso de León)
Government
 • MayorMacedonio Lopez Perez
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,672
 • Demonym
Candelense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code
25701
Area code873
Website

Candela is a city in the central region (Región Centro) of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It is the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Candela. There were 1,669 inhabitants in 2000. In 2011, according to Wolfram Alpha, it had a population of 1,672.

It was founded in 1690 by General Alonso de León as a mission called San Bernardino de la Candela.

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