Salinas Victoria
Salinas Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): Cultura, Fidelidad, Trabajo | |
| Coordinates: 25°58′N 100°18′W / 25.967°N 100.300°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Founded | No precise date, between 1586 or 1587 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rebeca Lozano Débora (PRI) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,667 km2 (644 sq mi) |
| • town | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Municipality | 86,766 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,341,177 |
| • Town | 13,059 |
| • Town density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Website | https://www.salinasvictoria.gob.mx/ |
Salinas Victoria, is a municipality and town located in the center of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. It shares borders with 11 municipalities including, to the north Villaldama and Sabinas Hidalgo; to the south Escobedo and Apodaca; to the east Higueras, Ciénega de Flores and General Zuazua; and finally to the west with Mina, Hidalgo, Abasolo and El Carmen.
Salinas Victoria is the northernmost and, with an extension of 1,667 square kilometers, the largest municipality of the Monterrey metropolitan area. According to the 2005 census, it had a population of 27,848.