Salinas Victoria
Salinas Victoria, is a municipality locatit tae in the centre o the state o Nuevo León, Mexico. It shares borders wi 11 municipalities includin, tae the north Villaldama an Sabinas Hidalgo; tae the sooth Escobedo an Apodaca; tae the east Higueras, Ciénega de Flores an General Zuazua; an feenally tae the wast wi Mina, Hidalgo, Abasolo an El Carmen.
Salinas Victoria | |
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| Motto(s): Cultura, Fidelidad, Trabajo | |
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| Coordinates: 25°58′N 100°18′W / 25.967°N 100.300°W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Foondit | Nae precise date, atween 1586 or 1587 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Rebeca Lozano Débora (.svg){kind=logo} PRI) |
| Area | |
| • City | 1334.20 km2 (515.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • City | 27,848 |
| • Metro | 3,664,334 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
| Website | http://www.salinasvictoria.gob.mx |
Salinas Victoria's extension is 1,334.20 square kilometers. Accordin tae the 2005 census, it haes a population o 27,848 fowk [1].
Oreegin o the name eedit
"Salinas" (Spaingie for salt mairshes) wis chosen acause the lands present saline characteristics. "Victoria" efter the first Mexican preses Guadalupe Victoria.[2]
References eedit
- ↑ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- ↑ Government of Nuevo León, "Salinas Victoria"