Apodaca is a ceety an its surroondin municipality that is pairt o Monterrey metropolitan aurie. It lees in the northeastren pairt o the metropolitan aurie. As o the 2005 census, the ceety haed a population o 393,195 an the municipality haed a population o 418,784.[1] The municipality haes an aurie o 183.5 km². The fowert-lairgest ceety in the state (ahint Monterrey, Guadalupe, an San Nicolás de los Garza), Apodaca is ane o the fastest-growin ceeties in Nuevo León an an important industrial center.
Apodaca | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): Progreso con Libertad y Justicia (Progress wi Freedom an Juistice) | |
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| Coordinates: 25°47′N 100°11′W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Foondit | 1585 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Benito Caballero Garza (.svg){kind=small} PRI) |
| Area | |
| • City | 183.5 km2 (70.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • City | 418,784 |
| • Metro | 3,664,334 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
| Website | http://www.apodaca.gob.mx |
Transportation
Twa airports, General Mariano Escobedo Internaitional Airport (IATA: MTY) an Del Norte Internaitional Airport (IATA: NTR), are locatit in Apodaca.
VivaAerobus Airline an Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte hae their corporate heidquairters on the grunds o Escobedo Airport.[2]
Economy
The municipality o Apodaca is ane o the major industrial centers o the state o Nuevo Leon. Apodaca's economy is foondit basically in manufacturin operations an services.
American companies such as Whirpool, General Electric, Polaris Industries, Callaway, Visteon amang mony ithers hae manufacturin operations in Apodaca. Japanese companies such as Denso, Korean companies as LG an Cheenese companies as Lenovo hae manufacturin facilities in Apodaca an aw.
Las Cruces Golf and Country Club, an 18 holes Gowf course is locatit in Apodaca..[3]
Oreegin o the name
The ceety is namit efter Dr. Salvador Apodaca, Bishop o the ceety o Linares, who wis born in Guadalajara in 1769.[4]
See an aw
- Apodaca Provincial Park (Breetish Columbie, Canadae)
References
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