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 | |
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 ( 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"