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 | |
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| Motto(s): In Unitate Superatio | |
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| Coordinates: 25°49′N 100°35′W / 25.817°N 100.583°W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Foondit | 1583 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Jaime Rodríguez (.svg){kind=logo} PRI) |
| Area | |
| • City | 853.20 km2 (329.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 697 m (2,287 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • City | 51,658 |
| • Metro | 3,664,334 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
| Website | http://www.garcianl.gob.mx |
Oreegin o the name
eeditThe 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
eeditAviacsa[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- ↑ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- ↑ ""García, Nuevo León", Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". Archived frae the original on 7 Mairch 2007. Retrieved 13 Juin 2012.
- ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 16–22, 2004. 93.