About Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a city in Coahuila, Mexico with a population of 150,178. It is the 115th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 3,773rd largest worldwide. It lies 1,041 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 20
Elevation
223 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Matamoros
Coordinates
28.700, -100.524
Record updated
2025-06-22
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.