Salinas Victoria
City in Nuevo León, Mexico
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Salinas Victoria is a municipality and town located in the center of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. It shares borders with 11 municipalities including, to the north Villaldama and Sabinas Hidalgo; to the south Escobedo and Apodaca; to the east Higueras, Ciénega de Flores and General Zuazua; and finally to the west with Mina, Hidalgo, Abasolo and El Carmen.
Salinas Victoria | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Cultura, Fidelidad, Trabajo | |
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| Coordinates: 25°58′N 100°18′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Founded | No precise date, between 1586 or 1587 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rebeca Lozano Débora (PRI) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,667 km2 (644 sq mi) |
| • town | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) |
| Population | |
• Municipality | 86,766 |
| • Density | 52.05/km2 (134.8/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,341,177 |
| • Town | 13,059 |
| • Town density | 2,910/km2 (7,530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Website | https://www.salinasvictoria.gob.mx/ |
Salinas Victoria is the northernmost and, with an extension of 1,667 square kilometers, the largest municipality of the Monterrey metropolitan area. According to the 2005 census, it had a population of 27,848.[3]
Origin of the name
"Salinas" (Spanish for salt marshes) was chosen because the lands present saline characteristics. "Victoria" after the first Mexican president Guadalupe Victoria.[4]
Localities
| Name | Population (2020)[1] | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Cumbre del Norte | 7,000 | 1.78 km2 |
| Los Pilares | 25,995 | 1.78 km2 |
| Valle del Norte | 14,305 | 1.55 km2 |
| Salinas Victoria | 13,059 | 4.49 km2 |
| Bosques de los Nogales | 11,980 | 1.34 km2 |
| Emiliana Zapata | 6,309 | 2.33 km2 |
| Mission | 5,113 | 1.50 km2 |
