Apodaca

Apodaca
Motto: Progreso con Libertad y Justicia (Progress with Freedom and Justice)
Coordinates: 25°47′N 100°11′W / 25.783°N 100.183°W / 25.783; -100.183Coordinates: 25°47′N 100°11′W / 25.783°N 100.183°W / 25.783; -100.183
Country	Mexico
State	Nuevo León
Founded	1585
Government
– Mayor	Benito Caballero Garza ( 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	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Website	http://www.apodaca.gob.mx

Apodaca is a city and its surrounding municipality that is part of Monterrey Metropolitan area. It lies in the northeastern part of the metropolitan area. As of the 2005 census, the city had a population of 393,195 and the municipality had a population of 418,784.^[1] The municipality has an area of 183.5 km². The fourth-largest city in the state (behind Monterrey, Guadalupe, and San Nicolás de los Garza), Apodaca is one of the fastest-growing cities in Nuevo León and an important industrial center.

Transportation

Two airports, General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (IATA: MTY) and Del Norte International Airport (IATA: NTR), are located in Apodaca.

VivaAerobus Airline and Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte have their corporate headquarters on the grounds of Escobedo Airport.^[2][3]

Economy

The municipality of Apodaca is one of the major industrial centers of the state of Nuevo Leon. Apodaca's economy is founded basically in manufacturing operations and services.

American companies such as Whirpool, General Electric, Polaris Industries, Callaway, Visteon among many others have manufacturing operations in Apodaca. Japanese companies such as Denso, Korean companies as LG and Chinese companies as Lenovo also have manufacturing facilities in Apodaca.

Las Cruces Golf and Contry Club, an 18 holes Golf course is located in Apodaca..^[4]

Origin of the name

The city is named after Dr. Salvador Apodaca, Bishop of the city of Linares, who was born in Guadalajara in 1769.^[5]

See also

Mexico portal

• Apodaca Provincial Park (British Columbia, Canada)

References

1. ^ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
2. ^ "Contact." VivaAerobus. Retrieved on October 15, 2009. "HEADQUARTERS:Aeropuerto de Monterrey, Terminal C, Zona de carga Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 Apodaca, Nuevo León, México "
3. ^ "Contact Us." Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. Retrieved on February 18, 2011. "Headquarters Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey, Zona de Carga Aérea Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 S/N Apodaca, NL., México. CP 66600."
4. ^ "Las Cruces Golf and Contry Club"
5. ^ "Apodaca", Encilopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• Government of the City of Apodaca, Official website (Spanish)