Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico

🇲🇽 Torreón is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The metropolitan area is the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in the country and the largest metropolitan area in the state of Coahuila, as well as one of Mexico's most important economic and industrial centres. The cities of Torreón; Gómez Palacio, Durango; Lerdo, Durango; Matamoros; Francisco I. Madero; San Pedro; Bermejillo, Durango; and Tlahualilo, Durango form the area of La Laguna or the Comarca Lagunera, a basin within the Chihuahuan Desert.

The area was originally a centre for ranching. With irrigation, the city became an important centre for farming and the processing of cotton. In the middle of the 20th century, it became an industrial city. The cities (i.e. the metropolitan area) have industries in textiles, clothing and metals processing. Some important industries and companies have business here, like Peñoles, Motores John Deere, Grupo Lala, Yura Corporation, as well as stores like Soriana, Cimaco, and Extra. There are also several shopping malls in the city, including Galerias Laguna, Almanara, Plaza Cuatro Caminos, and InterMall.

Torreón is served by Francisco Sarabia International Airport, an airport with flights to several cities in Mexico and the United States.

Economy The area was originally a centre for ranching. With irrigation the city became an important centre for support for farming and processing of cotton. In the middle of the 20th century, it became an industrial city. The city has industries in textiles, clothing and metals processing. Some important industries and companies that have business here, like Peñoles, an important Mexican mining group, and Motores John Deere, Lala, an important dairy products company, Yura Corporation, stores like Soriana, Cimaco, Extra, among others.

Education: University Torreón and the surrounding comarca are served by several public and private universities. Some of the most recognised institutions in the area are: • Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (Unidad Laguna; UAAAN) • Autonomous University of Coahuila (Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila; UAdeC) • Universidad Autónoma de la Laguna • Autonomous University of the Northeast (Universidad Autónoma del Noreste; UANE) • Iberoamerican University Torreón (Universidad Iberoamericana Torreón; Ibero)

Building at the Iberoamerican University • Valley of Mexico University (Universidad del Valle de México; UVM) • Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; ITESM) • La Laguna Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnológico de la Laguna) • TecMilenio University (Universidad TecMilenio) • Torreon Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón) • Torreon Technological University (Universidad Tecnológica de Torreón).