Vallecillo Municipality Explained

Vallecillo
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nuevo León
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Vallecillo
Established Title:Real de San Carlos de Vallecillo
Area Total Km2:1,823
Population As Of:2010[1]
Population Total:622
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:26.65°N -158°W
Elevation M:266

Vallecillo is a municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northeastern Mexico.

Geography

This municipality is located within the coordinates 26º40' latitude north, 99º58' longitude west; it has a 274-metre altitude 274 on the North American Great Plains. It borders the municipality of Anáhuac and Lampazos de Naranjo to north, Parás to east, Sabinas Hidalgo to west and Agualeguas to south.

Administrative division

The municipal seat is Vallecillo just like other municipalities in the state of Nuevo León where the municipal seat has the same name than the municipality itself. Vallecillo is one of the least populated municipalities in Nuevo León, other settlements in Vallecillo are San Carlos, Matatenas, Colorados de Abajo, Colorados de Arriba, Palo Alto, El Ayaleño and El Álamo.

Economy

The main economic activities are agriculture and cattle, being the latter of great importance as in the community of San Carlos is located the headquarters of the Livestock Development Regional Center of Vallecillo (Centro Regional de Fomento Ganadero de Vallecillo) administrated by the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER) . 2010 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía.