About the town » Sacramento, Sacramento, Coahuila, Mexico

Sacramento is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name. Sacramento is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:27|00|13|N|101|43|29|W| | |name= }} in the state's central region (Región Centro), some 250 km north of state capital Saltillo, and some 50 km north-west of former state capital Monclova, on Federal Highway 30. It was founded in 1842 as Villa Nueva. It is believed to changed its name to Sacramento to honour a visit by Fr. Miguel Hidalgo during which he officiated a mass.