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Stella nombre Candela, Coahuila
Stella nombre Candela, Coahuila · MikSed, CC BY 4.0
Iglesia en Candela, Coahuila
Iglesia en Candela, Coahuila · MikSed, CC BY 4.0
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Candela, Mexico

Candela is a town of 1,492 people in Coahuila, Mexico, founded in 1690.

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Population1,492 GeoNames
RegionCoahuila
Elevation422 m 1,385 ft
Founded1690
Time zoneAmerica/Monterrey
Nearest airportVenustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) 81 km

About Candela

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.

From the Wikipedia article Candela, Coahuila (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 81 km away.

  • Lampazos de Naranjo 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
  • Bustamante 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
  • Ciudad de Villaldama 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
  • El Potrero 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
  • Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Anáhuac 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Primero de Mayo 71 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Monclova 75 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Castaños 76 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Frontera 79 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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