Santiago, Nuevo León

Santiago is a municipality and city located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area and its area comprises around 739.2 km².[3] According to the 2005 census, it had a population of 37,886.[4]

Santiago
Motto: 
Cultura y Progreso
Coordinates: 25°26′N 100°08′W
CountryMexico
StateNuevo León
Founded1648
Founded byDiego Rodríguez de Montemayor
Government
 • MayorJAVIER CABALLERO GAONA ( PRI)
Area
 • Municipality739.2 km2 (285.4 sq mi)
 • City68.47 km2 (26.44 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1][2]
 • Municipality46,784
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Metro
5,341,177
 • City
43,019
 • City density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Websitewww.santiago.gob.mx

"La Boca" Dam, one of the water reservoirs serving the metropolitan area, is located within the municipality. "Cola de Caballo" is a famous waterfall and tourist attraction.

Santiago, Nuevo León, was named a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2006 by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism. Santiago joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2017.[5]

Cola de Caballo waterfall
Church of Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on Dias de los Muertos

Geography

Santiago is a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area and its area comprises around 739.2 km².

Climate

Santiago has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with cool, dry winters and hot and humid summers. It is receives almost twice as much rain as nearby Monterrey.

Climate data for Santiago, Nuevo Leon (1951-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.5
(94.1)		 40.5
(104.9)		 42.0
(107.6)		 43.0
(109.4)		 45.0
(113.0)		 43.5
(110.3)		 43.5
(110.3)		 42.5
(108.5)		 41.5
(106.7)		 40.2
(104.4)		 36.2
(97.2)		 36.5
(97.7)		 45.0
(113.0)
Average high °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)		 21.8
(71.2)		 26.1
(79.0)		 29.0
(84.2)		 31.3
(88.3)		 33.4
(92.1)		 34.0
(93.2)		 34.2
(93.6)		 30.5
(86.9)		 27.0
(80.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 19.7
(67.5)		 27.5
(81.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 14.7
(58.5)		 18.6
(65.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 25.1
(77.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.5
(81.5)		 24.9
(76.8)		 21.2
(70.2)		 16.9
(62.4)		 13.2
(55.8)		 21.0
(69.8)
Average low °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)		 7.5
(45.5)		 11.2
(52.2)		 15.3
(59.5)		 19.0
(66.2)		 21.0
(69.8)		 20.9
(69.6)		 20.8
(69.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 15.5
(59.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 6.7
(44.1)		 14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 1.5
(34.7)		 8.0
(46.4)		 10.0
(50.0)		 12.0
(53.6)		 13.0
(55.4)		 7.0
(44.6)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −8.5
(16.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.9
(0.98)		 21.3
(0.84)		 28.0
(1.10)		 53.3
(2.10)		 83.8
(3.30)		 130.2
(5.13)		 121.9
(4.80)		 150.8
(5.94)		 296.8
(11.69)		 122.2
(4.81)		 25.7
(1.01)		 21.2
(0.83)		 1,080.1
(42.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.9 5.8 5.2 7.0 9.3 8.7 7.2 8.8 11.9 8.2 5.9 5.6 89.5
Source: Servicio Meteorológico National[6][7]

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Santiago municipality with localities
  2. Citypopulation.de
  3. "Santiago", Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
  4. 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
  5. "Puebla is declared a city of learning by UNESCO". NewsyList. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  6. "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico National. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  7. "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Santiago, Nuevo Leon 1924-1972" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico National. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
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