Colombia, Nuevo León Explained

Official Name:Colombia, Nuevo León
Motto:Produccion y Progreso
Leader Title:Presidente Municipal
Leader Name:Desiderio Urteaga Ortegon 2003-2009
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1992
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Total:514
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CST
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:150
Postal Code Type:Codigo Postal
Postal Code:65000
Area Code:867
Footnotes:Nearest Airports: Quetzalcoatl International Airport
Laredo International Airport

Colombia, Nuevo León is a planned community founded in 1992 by the Mexican state of Nuevo León in the Anáhuac Municipality. It lies on the southern banks of the Río Grande, across from the U.S. city of Laredo, Texas. According to the INEGI Census, in 2010 Colombia had a population of 514.

History

It was founded in the Nuevo León / Texas border in order to compete with the bordering Mexican states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas in the Import / Export market. One year after its founding the Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge, (the 4th most important border crossing in the American - Mexican border) was opened. Colombia was named in honor of Christopher Columbus, since it was founded 500 years after he first came into contact with the Americas.

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