Viesca
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Viesca
—  Municipal seat  —
Viesca Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°21′N 102°48′W / 25.35, -102.8
Country	Mexico
State	Coahuila
Municipality	Viesca
Population (2005)
- Total	19,328

Viesca is a town and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. At the last census, Viesca had a population of 19,328. Of this number 9,695 were men and 9,633 were women.

Economy

Viesca's primary economic activity was formerly a salt factory which provided most of the jobs in town. The factory was shut down. Today, the main workplaces are the sweatshop and auto parts assembly factories that still operate giving job for most of the economic active community.

Coordinates: 25°21′N 102°48′W / 25.35, -102.8

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