San Nicolás de los Garza
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Coordinates: 25 ° 45 ′ N , 100 ° 17 ′ W San Nicolás de los Garza on the map of Nuevo León
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Nuevo León | |
| Municipio | San Nicolás de los Garza | |
| City foundation | 1597 | |
| Residents | 443,273 (2010) | |
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| surface | 60.1 | |
| height | 512 m | |
| Post Code | 66400-66499 | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
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San Nicolás de los Garza or just San Nicolás is a city and a municipality with approx. 450,000 inhabitants (municipio) in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo León . San Nicolás de los Garza is considered to be the city with the highest per capita income in Central America.
Location and climate
San Nicolás de los Garza is just 10 km (driving distance) north of the megacity of Monterrey at an altitude of 500 to 700 m ; the community area is almost completely urbanized. The climate is mostly dry and warm; Rain (approx. 495 mm / year) falls almost exclusively in the months of May to October.
Population development
| year | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| Residents | 496,878 | 476.761 | 443.273 |
The slight but steady decline in population is mainly due to the increasing exclusivity of the city.
economy
While the place was dominated by factories at the beginning of the 20th century, it has developed into an upscale residential area since the early 1970s. In the 1980s, many former factories were relocated to Ciudad Apodaca, further northeast, and other places.
history
San Nicolás, which borders Monterrey to the north, is almost as old as the city with which it has grown and in whose neighborhood it was able to thrive. Just a few months after the city of Monterrey was founded on September 20, 1596, it was first mentioned here on February 5, 1597. At that time, Diego Díaz de Berlanga had an estate built here; the name of the settlement was called Estancia Díaz de Berlanga . After his death, the estate passed to his wife Mariana, who sold it to Pedro de la Garza in 1634; from now on it was called San Nicolás de los Garza, because St. Nicholas of Tolentino was chosen as the patron saint of the settlement. At the beginning of January 1830, the settlement was given municipal status and with effect from May 12, 1970, it was granted town status.
education
San Nicolás de los Garza is home to the main Ciudad Universitaria campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), the third largest university in Mexico.
Web links
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: San Nicolás de los Garza (Spanish)
- INEGI : Datos Geográficos: San Nicolás de los Garza (Spanish; PDF)
- microrregiones.gob.mx: data on the municipality of San Nicolás de los Garza
- Official website of the City of San Nicolás de los Garza (Spanish)
- Official website of the UANL (German)