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.Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Origin of the name "Salinas" (Spanish for salt marshes) was chosen because the lands present saline characteristics. "Victoria" after the first Mexican president Guadalupe Victoria.Government of Nuevo León, "Salinas Victoria"
Localities NamePopulation (2020)AreaCumbre del Norte7,0001.78 km2Los Pilares25,9951.78 km2Valle del Norte14,3051.55 km2Salinas Victoria13,0594.49 km2Bosques de los Nogales11,9801.34 km2Emiliana Zapata6,3092.33 km2Mission5,1131.50 km2
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