Villa Unión Municipality

Villa Unión is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1540.3 km².

Villa Unión
Municipality
Coat of arms
Municipality of Villa Unión in Coahuila
Villa Unión Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°13′13″N 100°43′28″W
Country	Mexico
State	Coahuila
Municipal seat	Villa Unión
Area
• Total	1,540.3 km2 (594.7 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	6,138

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,138.^[1]

On November 29, 2019, four police officers and seven armed civilians, members of the Cartel del Noreste, were killed in a shootout during an attack on the Villa Unión Municipal palace. Six other police officers were injured.^[2]