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Santa Catarina is a city and municipality in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area.
[edit] History
The name of this city comes from the Catholic Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The city of Santa Catarina was not "founded" in the tradicional manner, at the beginning was only a resting point for the travelers that make their trip from Monterrey to the City of Saltillo. The firs recorded name was "Estancia de Santa Catarina" (Shelter of Santa Catarina).
During the French Invasion of Mexico in the second middle of XIX century the president Benito Juárez, spend some days in the place during his trip to Monterrey, was during this time that he elevated the category of this place to Village. The category of Village was maintained until 1979 when the state government elevated the category to City.
[edit] Geography
Santa Catarina is located about 15 kilometers southwest of central Monterrey. As of the Mexican census of 2005, its population was 259,202 in the city and 259,896 in the municipality. The city and the municipality both rank sixth in population in the state. The municipality has an area of 984.5 km² (380.12 sq mi) and includes numerous very small localities outside of the city itself.
[edit] Natural Areas
Most of the National Park Cumbres of Monterrey, including the canyon of La Huasteca is located within Santa Catarina.
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