Salinas Victoria

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Salinas Victoria
Motto: Cultura, Fidelidad, Trabajo
Coordinates: 25°58′N 100°18′W / 25.967, -100.3
Country Mexico
State Nuevo León
Founded No precise date, between 1586 or 1587
Government
 - Mayor Heleodoro Gerardo Treviño Gutiérrez ( PRI)
Area
 - City 1,334.20 km² (515.1 sq mi)
Elevation 464 m (1,522 ft)
Population (2005)
 - City 27,848
 - Metro 3,664,334
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.salinasvictoria.gob.mx

Salinas Victoria, is a municipality located to the north of the Monterrey metropolitan area in 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's extension is 1,334.20 square kilometers. According to the 2005 census, it has a population of 27,848 persons [1].

[edit] Origin of the name

"Salinas" (Spanish for salt marshes) was chosen because the lands present saline characteristics. "Victoria" after the first Mexican president Guadalupe Victoria.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
  2. ^ Government of Nuevo León, "Salinas Victoria"

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