Comarca Lagunera

Comarca Lagunera Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Area
Zona Metropolitana de Comarca Lagunera (Spanish)
From top to bottom from left to right: the Alameda Ignacio Zaragoza, the Cristo de las Noas, the Puerta de Torreón, the Plaza Mayor and the Plaza de Armas in the Historic Center
Interactive Map of Comarca Lagunera Metropolitan Area   City of Torreón / Ciudad de Torreón   Zona metropolitana de La Laguna
Coordinates: 24°22′N 102°22′W / 24.367°N 102.367°W / 24.367; -102.367
Country	Mexico
Largest city	Torreón
Other cities	Gómez Palacio Lerdo
Area
• Metropolitan Area	17,330 sq mi (44,900 km2)
Elevation	3,670 ft (1,120 m)
Population
• Metropolitan Area	1,488,613
• Density	86/sq mi (33/km2)
• Urban	1,152,053
• Rural	336,620
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Telephone area codes	+52 (Country) 871 and 872
Airport	Francisco Sarabia International Airport (TRC)
INEGI

The Comarca Lagunera or La Comarca de la Laguna ("region of lagoons") is a region of northern Mexico occupying large portions of the states of Durango and Coahuila, with rich soils produced by periodic flooding of the Nazas and Aguanaval rivers. Neither river drains into either the Pacific Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, but rather they created a series of inland lakes. The region was developed for large-scale irrigated cotton agriculture. During the Mexican Revolution, the region was the site of fierce fighting. Following the military phase of the Revolution, the region was part of the agrarian reform under President Lázaro Cárdenas. The dam named for Cárdenas now controls flooding of the rivers, but the groundwater resources are no longer recharged as a result.^[1] It is the 8th largest metropolitan area in Mexico.