Cloete

{{Short description|Town in the Mexican state of Coahuila}}

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Cloete or San José de Cloete is a coal-mining town in the municipality of Sabinas, in the Mexican state of Coahuila.

It was founded in the late 19th century by William Broderick Cloete, a British mine-owner. It adopted his name following his death in the sinking of {{RMS|Lusitania}} in 1915.

In the 2005 INEGI Census it reported a population of 3,977.

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:{{coord|27|55|26|N|101|10|45|W}}

:Altitude: 360 m

:Postal code: 26960

:Area code: 861

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Category:Populated places in Coahuila

Category:Coal mines in Mexico

Category:Mining communities in Mexico

Category:Populated places established in the 19th century