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It is located at , in the state's central region ''(Región Centro)''. There were about 200,000 inhabitants in 2004 . Its metropolitan area (Monclova, Frontera, Castaños) has a little more than 360,000 inhabitants and has a population density of 35 inhabitants per square kilometers. Monclova is the largest city in Coahuila after Saltillo and Torreón . The city stands out for the highest production of steel in Mexico, that is why it is known as the capital of steel. In 1942, Altos Hornos de México ( AHMSA ), the steel factory, is founded; it originated the great industrial developmetn of Monclova. Rivalry with Saltillo During the Colonial Period and the first years of the 19th Century , Monclova served as the capital of Nueva Extremadura . It remained the capital during the early years of Mexico's independence. With the adoption of the 1824 Constitution , which created the state of Coahuila Y Tejas , the capital was transferred to Saltillo. In 1828, this decision was overturned when Monclova was declared the capital of the new state; the following year, however, the state legislature continued to convene in Saltillo. On 9 March 1833 , the state legislature settled the dispute in Monclova's favour, and this decision was ratified by President Antonio López De Santa Anna on 2 December 1834 . However, with the enactment of the 1836 Constitutional Laws (whereby the federal republic was converted into a centralised one), the state of Coahuila y Tejas was divided into two departments – Coahuila and Tejas (or Texas , as it would later become) – and Saltillo was settled as Coahuila's capital. Tourism Buildings and monuments
Bordering the museum is the Harold R. Pape Library. This contemporary, recreational and interactive concept offers, primarily children and young people, a bibliographic heritage of more than 110,000 books complemented with modern internet services, a newspaper library, a children’s area, and a cultural video library.
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