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Torreón

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Torreón
Municipal seat
Coat of arms of Torreón
Nickname: 
La Perla de La Laguna
Country Mexico
StateCoahuila
MunicipalityTorreón
EstablishedSeptember 25, 1893
Government
 • MayorMiguel Ángel Riquelme Solís (PRI) (2014–2017)
Population
 (2010)
 • Municipal seat639,629
 • Metro
1,215,993
 [source?]
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
WebsiteOfficial site

Torreón (Spanish pronunciation: [toreˈon]) is a city in Coahuila, Mexico. In 2010, its population was 608,836 with 639,629 in the municipality.

Torreón has a soccer team in Liga MX, Santos Laguna.