El Carmen, Nuevo León
El Carmen, Nuevo León | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Nickname: Carmen | |
| Coordinates: 25°55′58″N 100°21′51″W / 25.93278°N 100.36417°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Founded | 1614 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Ing. Gerardo Alfonso de la Maza Villarreal |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 104.3 km2 (40.3 sq mi) |
| • Town | 7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Municipality | 104,478 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Town | 11,583 |
| • Town density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Website | El Carmen |
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El Carmen, often known as "Carmen", is a town and municipality of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The population was 6,996 at the 2005 census. Located in the Salinas Valley region, it is one of the smallest municipalities of the state of Nuevo León, is bordered by the municipalities of Salinas Victoria at North and East, General Escobedo at South, Abasolo and Hidalgo at West. As of 2009, its population is projected to be much higher than it was in the last census, as there is a large number of people moving to this municipality and surrounded municipalities, mainly people from other places outside Nuevo León, because of the lower house prices, compared to that of Monterrey, and the increasing potential of the region due to the relatively close distance to Monterrey, and constant expansion of its metropolitan area, which is estimated to absorb this municipality soon.