What is the population of Saltillo?
Saltillo has a city population of 709,671. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Saltillo
Mexico's 25th most populous city, Saltillo holds 709,671 residents and accounts for 0.5% of the national population. It sits 693 km from Mexico City and ranks second in Coahuila state behind Santa Catarina, which lies 59 km away with 304,052 residents. The city stands at 1,578 m elevation, and Ramos Arizpe, a smaller settlement of 66,554, is situated 13 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 20
Elevation
1,578 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Monterrey
Coordinates
25.426, -100.980
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Saltillo | 710K |
Saltillo Population FAQ
Where is Saltillo?
Saltillo is in Coahuila, Mexico, 693 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 25.426, -100.980.
How big is Saltillo compared with other cities in Mexico?
It is the 25th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 0.5% of the national population.