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TorrenTorren is a city in Coahuila, Mexico. In 2003 it had an estimated population of 517,000 people, reaching 915,000 in the Metropolitan Area, considering Gmez Palacio and Lerdo in the state of Durango. It is considered the 9th biggest Metro area in the country. Geography Torren is located at 25.55N, 103.43W, and is a city in southwest border of the state of Coahuila and within the Lagoon region of the state. The border is marked by the Ro Nazas river and is also the divider between the city of Gmez Palacio in Durango and Torren. Despite its promising name of Lagoon, the region has a quite arid climate, with plants generally found in steppes and the animals commonly found in these areas. The cities of Torren, Gomez Palacio and Lerdo make up the Comarca Lagunera (Lagoon Shire), which is a basin within the Chihuahuan Desert that has a high economic activity. About the end of the twentieth century it started to become one of the most important cities in northern Mexico, certainly the most important one in central northern Mexico, besides perhaps Monterrey. Economy Torren, with its companions of the Comarca Lagunera, are empowered mainly by the production of milk. Although it also has a high mineral distillery, Met-Mex Peoles, and several breweries. Sports The city is among the few Northern Mexican cities that have a soccer team, the Santos Laguna (Saints). It also has a baseball team called the Vaqueros Laguna (Cowboys). And a basketball team. External links
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