Apodaca

Apodaca, Nuevo León
City and municipality
San Francisco de Asis Parish
San Francisco de Asis Parish
Motto(s): 
Progreso con Libertad y Justicia (Progress with Freedom and Justice)
Apodaca, Nuevo León is located in Nuevo León
Apodaca, Nuevo León
Apodaca, Nuevo León
Apodaca, Nuevo León is located in Mexico
Apodaca, Nuevo León
Apodaca, Nuevo León
Coordinates: 25°46′54″N 100°11′19″W / 25.78167°N 100.18861°W / 25.78167; -100.18861
CountryMexico
StateNuevo León
Founded1585
Government
 • MayorCesar Garza Villarreal (PRI)
Area
 • Municipality224.7 km2 (86.8 sq mi)
 • City89.2 km2 (34.4 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1][2]
 • Municipality656,464
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
5,341,177
 • City
536,436
 • City density6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Websitewww.apodaca.gob.mx

Apodaca (Spanish pronunciation: [apoˈðaka]) 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]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Apodaca municipality with localities
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Monterrey metropolitan area
  3. ^ "SE CONSOLIDA APODACA COMO CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DE NUEVO LEÓN". Apodaca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "DATA NUEVO LEÓN | N.L. Población Total y por Municipio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo (MTY)". Aeropuertos.Net (in Spanish). 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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