García, Nuevo León

García is a municipality locatit tae the northwest o the Monterrey metropolitan aurie in the state o Nuevo León, Mexico. García haed, accordin tae the 2005 census, a population o 51,658 fowk.[1] It borders the municipalities o Mina, Escobedo an Hidalgo tae the north; tae the sooth an east wi Santa Catarina; an tae the wast wi the state o Coahuila.

García
Motto(s): 
In Unitate Superatio
Coordinates: 25°49′N 100°35′W / 25.817°N 100.583°W / 25.817; -100.583
KintraMexico
StateNuevo León
Foondit1583
Govrenment
 • MayorJaime Rodríguez ( PRI)
Area
 • City853.20 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
Elevation
697 m (2,287 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • City51,658
 • Metro
3,664,334
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Staundart Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time)
Websitehttp://www.garcianl.gob.mx

Oreegin o the name eedit

The municipality wis namit in honour o a Nuevo León native Joaquín García, who wis born in the ceety an who servit twa terms as govrenor o the state o Nuevo León. Afore the name chynge, the municipality wis cried Hacienda de San Juan el Bautista de Pesquería Grande.[2]

Economy eedit

Aviacsa[3] an Nemak hae thair heidquarters in the ceety. Johnson Controls, the lairgest American auto battery company, haes its lead acid battery recyclin plant locatit in Garcia.

References eedit

  1. Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
  2. ""García, Nuevo León", Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". Archived frae the original on 7 Mairch 2007. Retrieved 13 Juin 2012.
  3. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 16–22, 2004. 93.

Freemit airtins eedit