Colombia, Nuevo León

Colombia, Nuevo León

Coat of arms
Motto: Produccion y Progreso
Founded 1992
Government
  Presidente Municipal Desiderio Urteaga Ortegon 2003-2009
Elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Population (2010 census)
  Total 514
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
Codigo Postal 65000
Area code(s) 867
Nearest Airports: Quetzalcoatl International Airport
Laredo International Airport

Colombia, Nuevo León is a planned community founded in 1992 by the Mexican state of Nuevo León in the Anáhuac Municipality. It lies on the southern banks of the Río Grande, across from the United States city of Laredo, Texas. According to the INEGI Census, in 2010 Colombia had a population of 514.

History

It was founded in the Nuevo León / Texas border in order to compete with the bordering Mexican states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas in the Import / Export market. One year after its founding the Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge, (the 4th most important border crossing in the USA / Mexico border) was opened. Colombia was named in honor of Christopher Columbus, since it was founded 500 years after he first came into contact with the Americas.

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Coordinates: 27°42′12″N 99°45′34″W / 27.70333°N 99.75944°W / 27.70333; -99.75944


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