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García, Nuevo León
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| settlement_type | City and municipality | |
| total_type | City | |
| official_name | García | |
| motto | In Unitate Superatio | |
| image_skyline | File:Corredor Monterrey-Saltillo - panoramio.jpg | |
| image_shield | [[File:Escudo de García (Nuevo León).svg | 45px]] |
| image_map | Garcia location.png | |
| mapsize | 220px | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Mexico | |
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_name1 | Nuevo León | |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Manuel Guerra Cavazos (MORENA) | |
| leader_title1 | ||
| established_title | Founded | |
| established_date | 1583 | |
| area_total_km2 | 25.98 | |
| area_blank1_title | Municipality | |
| area_blank1_km2 | 1032 | |
| population_as_of | 2020 census | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 234698 | |
| population_blank1_title | Municipality | |
| population_blank1 | 397205 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| population_density_blank1_km2 | auto | |
| population_metro | 5341177 | |
| population_density_metro_km2 | auto | |
| timezone | Central Standard Time | |
| utc_offset | -6 | |
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_m | 697 | |
| website |
García is a city and municipality located to the northwest of the Monterrey metropolitan area in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The municipality had, according to the 2005 census, a population of 145,867.Link to tables of population data from Census of 2010 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática 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.
Etymology
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.
Economy
Aviacsa, 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.
References
References
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/nuevo_leon/19018/ Citypopulation.de]
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/metro/A31/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Monterrey metropolitan area
- [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/nuevoleon/municipios/19018a.htm "García, Nuevo León", Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México] {{webarchive. link. (2007-03-07)
- "World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. March 16–22, 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200095.html?search=%22aviacsa%22 93].
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