| State of Nuevo León | |||
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| Capital | Monterrey | ||
| Municipalities | 51 | ||
| Largest City | Monterrey | ||
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| - Governor | Natividad González Parás ( PRI) | ||
| - Federal Deputies | PAN: 7 PRI: 5 |
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| - Federal Senators | PAN :2 PRI: 1 |
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| Area Ranked 13th |
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| - Total | 64,210 km² (24,791. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. Municipalities ( municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the The major metropolitan areas of Mexico, as reported in the 2005 census Incorporated places over 100 The United Mexican States (or Mexico) is a union of 31 thirty one States and one Federal District (the Mexican Federal District, or Distrito José Natividad González Parás (b March 30, 1949 in Monterrey) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded The Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico 's bicameral The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded The Senate ( Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexico 's Bicameral Congress. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The following table presents a listing of Mexico 's 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state ranked in order of their surface area Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 4,199,292 (Ranked 8th) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | MX-NLE | ||
| Postal abbr. The following table presents a listing of Mexico 's 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state ranked in order of their Human Development ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO | N. L. | ||
| Website: Nuevo León State Government | |||
Nuevo León (Spanish for "New León", after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in northeastern Mexico. Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. It borders the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states of Mexico, it is located in the northeast Zacatecas is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. It is located in the north-central region and it is bounded to the northwest by Durango San Luis Potosí is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of Mexico 's 31 component states. To the north, Nuevo León accounts for a 15 kilometer (9 mi) stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
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Overview
It was originally founded by Alberto del Canto, although frequent raids by Chichimecas, the natives of the north, prevented the establishment of almost any permanent settlements. Alberto del Canto (1547-1611 was a Portuguese soldier and explorer Chichimeca was the name that the Nahuas generically applied to a wide range of semi- Nomadic peoples who inhabited the north of modern-day Mexico, and carried For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Subsequent to the failure of del Canto to populate Nuevo León, Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva, at the head of Portuguese and Spanish settlers, requested permission from the Spanish King to attempt to repopulate the area. Luis de Carabajal y Cueva (sometimes Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva; c
In the 19th century, Nuevo León was in a growth spurt and the bargain land deals attracted immigrants of German, Slavic, French, Italian, Jewish and Anglo-American origin . The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo -Americans although this may have a wider cultural meaning are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry . According to Mexican demographers, a great deal of American Indian tribes from the United States (Texas) resettled in Nuevo León. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
The capital of Nuevo León is Monterrey, the third largest city in Mexico with over three million residents. This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. Monterrey is a modern and affluent city, and Nuevo León has been completely industrialized.
Economy
Highly industralized, Nuevo León ranks above all Latin American countries at the Human Development Index developed by the UN and possesses a standard of living approaching that of European Union states such as Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
One of its municipalities, San Pedro Garza García, has the second highest income per capita in Mexico, after Delegación Benito Juárez. San Pedro Garza García, commonly referred to as either San Pedro or Garza García, is a city and a municipality of the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Benito Juárez is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs into which Mexico 's Federal District is divided It is one of the largest cities in the nation and home of powerful conglomerates, such as Cemex (world's largest cement company), Bimbo (bakery and pastry), Maseca (food and grains), Banorte (the only high-street bank in Mexico wholly owned by Mexicans), Grupo Alfa (Sigma, Alestra, Nemak, Alpek and Hylsa (recently bought by Ternium), i-service (HelpDesk), Vitro SA (glass), FEMSA (Coca-Cola in Latin America), and Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma (brewers of Sol, Tecate, XX, Bohemia, Indio and Nochebuena). Cemex SAB de CV () is the world's largest building materials supplier and third largest cement producer Grupo Bimbo is a giant Mexican food corporation with brands in Latin America, Europe, China and the United States. Gruma SAB de CV () is the largest manufacturer of corn flour and Tortillas in the world The Banco Mercantil del Norte SA ( Banorte) is a major Bank in Mexico, based in Monterrey. FEMSA (Fomento Económico Mexicano SA de CV),) is the largest beverage company in Mexico Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery (Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma is a major Mexican Brewery based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, founded in
Nuevo Leon also boasts a rich agricultural core, called the "orange belt", which comprises the municipalities of Allende, Montemorelos, Hualahuises, General Teran and Linares. Montemorelos is a city and surrounding municipality of 53854 inhabitants located in the Northern Mexican state of Nuevo León Small but productive investments have been transforming traditional harvests (mainly based on orange and cereals) into agroindustrial developments that are producing increasing revenues for the local economy.
In contrast with the relative wealth of industrial Nuevo Leon and the orange belt, the Southern part of the state (municipalities of Galeana, Arramberri, Zaragoza, Doctor Arroyo and Mier y Noriega) remains rural and poor. Most of The South of the state is at the mercy of a very dry weather that represents a major hurdle for agriculture and livestock.
As of 2005, Nuevo Leon’s economy represents 7. 4% of of Mexico’s total gross domestic product or 49,238 million USD[1]. Nuevo Leon's economy has a strong focus on export oriented manufacturing (i. e. maquiladora / INMEX). A maquiladora or maquila is a Factory that imports materials and equipment on a Duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing As of 2005, 431,551 people are employed in the manufacturing sector[2]. Foreign direct investment in Nuevo Leon was 1,213. 1 million USD for 2005. The average wage for an employee in Nuevo Leon is approximately 190 pesos per day[3].
Government
See main article Politics and government of Nuevo León. Executive power Legislative power
Official name: Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León (Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León). Official motto: Latin: Semper Ascendens (Always Ascending).
Type of government: Republican and representative according to 30th article of the local constitution. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity
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Executive: In the 6 July 2003 gubernatorial election, Alianza Ciudadana – an electoral alliance between the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the Green Ecological Party of Mexico (PVEM) – regained control of the state from President Fox's party National Action Party (PAN). This article lists political parties in Mexico. Mexico has a Multi-party system which means that there are more than two dominant political parties Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico ( Spanish: Partido Verde Ecologista de México known by the abbreviation PVEM)is one of the six political parties Vicente Fox Quesada ( born July 2 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic The new governor, Natividad González Parás of the PRI, was sworn in on 4 October 2003 for a period of six years. José Natividad González Parás (b March 30, 1949 in Monterrey) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Cabinet: Chosen directly by the Governor except for the General Comptroller and the State General Attorney, which are elected by Congress from a list of names provided by the Governor.
Legislative: The State has a unicameral chamber. The LXXI Congress of Nuevo León is composed of 42 deputies, 26 of them chosen by first-past-the-post electoral districts and 16 of them by proportional representation on a party-list basis. The Congress of the State of Nuevo León is the Legislative branch of the government of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature or can refer to a Unicameral legislature The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes The parties represented are the PRI with 15 deputies, the PAN with 22 deputies, the Partido del Trabajo (PT) with two deputies, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) with one, and the New Alliance party (PANAL) with two deputies. The Labor Party ( Partido del Trabajo, abbreviated as "PT" is a nationally recognized Political party in Mexico. The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. This article is about the Mexican Party for other political parties of the same name see New Alliance Party (disambiguation The New Alliance
Judiciary: Judicial power rests in the Superior Court of Justice of Nuevo León, led by Minister Gustavo Adolfo Guerrero Gutiérrez. The Superior Court of Justice of Nuevo León ( Spanish Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Nuevo León) is the Judicial branch of government of Nuevo Leon.
Political parties: Official recognition is given by the State Electoral Commission to those parties getting more than 1. 5% of the votes in the last election (Art. 40 of the State Electoral Law), which are the ones represented in Congress. Also NL Collection has a big part of the Nuevo Leon government, they pretty much run the whole thing
Geography
Nuevo León has an extreme climate, and there is very little rainfall throughout the year. The territory covers 64,924 square kilometers (25,067. 3 sq mi), and can be divided into three regions: a hot, dry region in the north, a temperate region in the mountains, and a semi-arid region in the south. The Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range affects in an important way the lay of the land forming the Galeana and Doctor Arroyo plateaus, the Iguana, Picachos, Papagayos, and Santa Clara mountain ranges, and the Pilón, Ascensión, and Río Blanco valleys. The Sierra Madre Oriental is a Mountain range in northeastern Mexico, spanning 1000 km from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest As for hydrography, the San Juan River supplies the El Cuchillo dam, which provides water for Monterrey and the metropolitan area. The San Juan River is the largest and most important river in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. There are also the Cerro Prieto, La Boca, Vaquerías, Nogalitos, and Agualeguas dams. Laguna de Labradores is a major lake in Nuevo León, and Pozo del Gavilán is a natural well. Both are located in the Galeana municipality. Galeana is both a Municipality and a city in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The flora of the region includes brush and pastures in the low regions, and pine and oak trees in the mountains. The fauna includes black bears, mountain lions, javelinas, foxes, coyotes, and white-tailed deer, along with smaller species. The American Black Bear ( Ursus americanus) is the most common Bear Species native to North America. The cougar ( Puma concolor) also puma, mountain lion, or panther, depending on region is a Mammal of the Felidae family Peccaries (also known as javelinas, by the Portuguese name javali and Spanish jabalí or pecarí) are medium-sized A fox is an Animal belonging to any one of about 27 Species (of which only 12 actually belong to the Vulpes genus or 'true foxes' of small The coyote (kaɪˈoʊti ˈkaɪoʊt ( Canis latrans) also known as the prairie wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora The White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized Deer found throughout
Demographics
As of 2005, Nuevo Leon's population was about 4. 1 million. Almost 80% of it concentrates in the metropolitan area of Monterrey. This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation.
Municipalities
Nuevo León is divided into 51 municipalities (municipios). A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or See municipalities of Nuevo León. The Mexican state of Nuevo León is divided into 51 municipalities, which take their names from their municipal seats
Major communities
- Apodaca
- Cadereyta Jiménez
- Ciudad Benito Juárez
- General Escobedo
- Guadalupe
- Linares
- Monterrey
- San Nicolás de los Garza
- San Pedro Garza García
- Santa Catarina
- Sabinas Hidalgo
See also
Sources
- Human Development Report for Mexico 2002
- (Spanish) Historia de Nuevo León by Israel Cavazos
- (Spanish) Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
- (Spanish) Comisión Estatal Electoral de Nuevo León
- (Spanish) Ley Estatal Electoral de Nuevo León, 1996
References
- ^ (2007) Industrial Costs in Mexico - A Guide for Foreign Investors 2007. Cadereyta Jiménez is both the name of a city as well as of a municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Ciudad Benito Juárez, or simply Juárez, is the name of a city located in the eastern part of the Monterrey metropolitan area in the state of Nuevo León General Escobedo, or simply Escobedo, is a city and municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan Guadalupe is a city and it surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. Linares is a small city in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a City and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo San Pedro Garza García, commonly referred to as either San Pedro or Garza García, is a city and a municipality of the This article is about the municipality in Nuevo León Mexico For other places see Santa Catarina. History The town was founded as Real de Santiago de las Sabinas in July 25, 1693 by General Ignacio de Maya but The Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León ( Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León) was first colonized in the 16th century by immigrants from the Most of the Fiestas of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico are related to the anniversaries of the foundation of municipalities, the celebration Mexico City: Bancomext, 96.
- ^ (2007) Industrial Costs in Mexico - A Guide for Foreign Investors 2007. Mexico City: Bancomext, 92.
- ^ Nuevo Leon Regional Investment Guide. UnderstandMexico. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
External links
- (Spanish) Nuevo León State Government
- (Spanish) Mexico Development Gateway
- (Spanish) Towns, cities, and postal codes in Nuevo León
- Museum Republic of the Rio Grande
- (Spanish) Canto a Nuevo León
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