García, Nuevo León




Place in Nuevo León, Mexico


























































García

Coat of arms of García
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
In Unitate Superatio

Garcia location.png
Coordinates: 25°49′N 100°35′W / 25.817°N 100.583°W / 25.817; -100.583Coordinates: 25°49′N 100°35′W / 25.817°N 100.583°W / 25.817; -100.583
Country Mexico
State Nuevo León
Founded 1583
Government

 • Mayor
 Jaime Rodríguez (PRI logo (Mexico).svg PRI)
Area

 • City 853.20 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
Elevation

 697 m (2,287 ft)
Population
(2010)

 • City 145,867
 • Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Metro

 4,150,000
Time zone
UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Website
www.garcianl.gob.mx[permanent dead link]

García is a municipality located to the northwest of the Monterrey metropolitan area in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. García had, according to the 2005 census, a population of 145,867 persons.[1] It borders the municipalities of Mina, Escobedo and Hidalgo to the north; to the south and east with Santa Catarina; and to the west with the state of Coahuila.




Contents






  • 1 Origin of the name


  • 2 Economy


  • 3 Sister City


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Origin of the name


The municipality was named in honor of a Nuevo León native Joaquín García, who was born in the city and who served two terms as governor of the state of Nuevo León. Before the name change, the municipality was called Hacienda de San Juan el Bautista de Pesquería Grande.[2]



Economy


Aviacsa,[3] before they ceased operations, and Nemak, a part of ALFA have their headquarters in the city. Johnson Controls, the largest American auto battery company, has its lead acid battery recycling plant located in Garcia.



Sister City


García has one sister city.:[4]



  • United States - McAllen, Texas, USA


References





  1. ^ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2010 Archived March 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática


  2. ^ "García, Nuevo León", Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Archived 2007-03-07 at the Wayback Machine


  3. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 16–22, 2004. 93.


  4. ^ http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Garcia,%20Nuevo%20León,%20Mexico




External links


  • Official website of Municipality of García









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