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Salinas Victoria, is a municipality and town located in the center of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. It shares borders with 11 municipalities including, to the north Villaldama and Sabinas Hidalgo; to the south Escobedo and Apodaca; to the east Higueras, Ciénega de Flores and General Zuazua; and finally to the west with Mina, Hidalgo, Abasolo and El Carmen.
Salinas Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Cultura, Fidelidad, Trabajo | |
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| Coordinates: 25°58′N 100°18′W / 25.967°N 100.300°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Founded | No precise date, between 1586 or 1587 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rebeca Lozano Débora (PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,667 km2 (644 sq mi) |
| • town | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 86,766 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,341,177 |
| • Town | 13,059 |
| • Town density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Website | https://www.salinasvictoria.gob.mx/ |
Salinas Victoria is the northernmost and, with an extension of 1,667 square kilometers, the largest municipality of the Monterrey metropolitan area. According to the 2005 census, it had a population of 27,848.[3]
Origin of the name
edit"Salinas" (Spanish for salt marshes) was chosen because the lands present saline characteristics. "Victoria" after the first Mexican president Guadalupe Victoria.[4]
Localities
edit| Name | Population (2020)[1] | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Los Pilares | 25,995 | 1.78 km2 |
| Valle del Norte | 14,305 | 1.55 km2 |
| Salinas Victoria | 13,059 | 4.49 km2 |
| Bosques de los Nogales | 11,980 | 1.34 km2 |
| Emiliana Zapata | 6,309 | 2.33 km2 |
| Mission | 5,113 | 1.50 km2 |
References
edit- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of Salinas Victoria municipality with localities
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Monterrey metropolitan area
- ^ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- ^ Government of Nuevo León, "Salinas Victoria"
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