Salinas Victoria

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 of Salinas Victoria
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Cultura, Fidelidad, Trabajo
Coordinates: 25°58′N 100°18′W
CountryMexico
StateNuevo León
FoundedNo precise date, between 1586 or 1587
Government
 • MayorRebeca Lozano Débora ( PRI)
Area
 • Municipality1,667 km2 (644 sq mi)
 • town4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Elevation
464 m (1,522 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1][2]
 • Municipality86,766
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Metro
5,341,177
 • Town
13,059
 • Town density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Websitehttps://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

"Salinas" (Spanish for salt marshes) was chosen because the lands present saline characteristics. "Victoria" after the first Mexican president Guadalupe Victoria.[4]

Localities
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
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Salinas Victoria municipality with localities
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of Monterrey metropolitan area
  3. 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
  4. Government of Nuevo León, "Salinas Victoria"
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