Apodaca Explained

Apodaca, Nuevo León
Settlement Type:City and municipality
Total Type:Municipality
Motto:Progreso con Libertad y Justicia (Progress with Freedom and Justice)
Pushpin Map:Mexico Nuevo León#Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nuevo León
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Cesar Garza Villarreal
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1585
Area Total Km2:224.7
Area Blank1 Title:City
Area Blank1 Km2:89.2
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Footnotes:[1] [2]
Population Total:656464
Population Blank1 Title:City
Population Blank1:536436
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Blank1 Km2:auto
Population Metro:5341177
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:25.7817°N -100.1886°W
Elevation M:405

Apodaca (pronounced as /es/) is a city and its surrounding municipality that is part of Monterrey Metropolitan area. It lies in the northeastern part of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. It is known for becoming recently a heavy industrialized city. As of 2019, the city houses 70% of the industrial plants of the state of Nuevo León. Apodaca is as well the fourth most exporting city in México.[3] The municipality has an area of 224.7 km2. The population has recently increased from around 115,000 people in 1990 to almost 600,000 in 2015. Being one of the fastest-growing territories in terms of population in the Metropolitan Area, becoming the third most populous municipality as of 2015.[4] The municipality is home to Monterrey International Airport which is considered to be the fourth most important in the country and is also one of the municipalities main employers.[5]

Geography

The municipality has an area of 224.7 km2

Climate

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.[6] [7]

Economy

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

American companies, such as Whirlpool, General Electric, Polaris Industries, Callaway Golf Company, Parker Hannifin, and Visteon, among many others, have manufacturing operations in Apodaca. Japanese companies such as Denso, Korean companies as LG, Chinese companies as Lenovo, and Danish companies such as Danfoss also have manufacturing facilities in Apodaca.

Las Cruces Golf and Country Club, an 18-hole golf course is located in Apodaca.[8]

Culture

Due to its proximity to Monterrey, Apodaca also served as an origin for many grupero music bands such as Bronco and Los Baron De Apodaca.

Education

The Asociacion Regiomontana de Lengua Japonesa A.C. (モンテレー補習授業校 Monterē Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese supplementary school, was previously based in Apodaca.[9]

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.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/nuevo_leon/19006__apodaca/ Citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/metro/A31__monterrey/ Citypopulation.de
  3. Web site: SE CONSOLIDA APODACA COMO CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DE NUEVO LEÓN . 2021-05-31 . Apodaca . es . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214059/https://apodaca.gob.mx/se-consolida-apodaca-como-capital-industrial-de-nuevo-leon/ . live .
  4. Web site: DATA NUEVO LEÓN N.L. Población Total y por Municipio . 2021-05-31 . es . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215041/http://datos.nl.gob.mx/n-l-poblacion-total-y-por-municipio/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2011-01-15 . Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo (MTY) . 2021-05-31 . Aeropuertos.Net . es . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214013/https://www.aeropuertos.net/aeropuerto-internacional-mariano-escobedo/ . live .
  6. "Contact ." VivaAerobus. Retrieved on 15 October 2009. "HEADQUARTERS:Aeropuerto de Monterrey, Terminal C, Zona de carga Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 Apodaca, Nuevo León, México "
  7. "Contact Us ." Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. Retrieved on 18 February 2011. "Headquarters Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey, Zona de Carga Aérea Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 S/N Apodaca, NL., México. CP 66600."
  8. Web site: "Las Cruces Golf and Country Club" . 23 August 2011 . 20 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110320021157/http://lascruces.com.mx/ . live .
  9. "中南米の補習授業校一覧." Japanese Ministry of Education. 29 October 2000. Retrieved on 11 January 2017. "ポルト・アレグレ 休 校 中 サルバドール 休 校 中 " and "モンテレー ASOCIACION REGIOMONTANA DE LENGUA JAPONESA BLVD.PARQUE INDUSTRIAL 502,APODACA,N.L.MEXICO"
  10. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/nuevoleon/municipios/19006a.htm "Apodaca", Encilopedia de los Municipios de México