Pesquería is a municipality of the state of Nuevo León in Mexico. It is located at 25º47´N 100º3´W and above sea level. It is part of the suburban area of the Monterrey Metropolitan area. Its distance to the Monterrey city downtown area is . To the east of Pesquería is Los Ramones, to the north is Doctor González, to the west are Apodaca and Monterrey International Airport, and to the south is Cadereyta Jiménez, all of which are in Nuevo León.

The river Pesquería flows through the region.

Demographics

The creation of a new automotive plant by KIA has led to an influx of South Korean immigrants and workers to the area. Colloquially, Pesquería has even been referred to as "Pescorea", a portmanteau of "Pesquería" and "Corea", the Spanish word for Korea.

Localities NamePopulation (2020)AreaPesquer%C3%ADa48,0696.27 km2Valle de Santa Mar%C3%ADa40,7033.33 km2Colinas del Aeropuerto33,1082.48 km2Ladrillera (Entronque Pesqueria)10,1782.17 km2Las Haciendas5,6920.35 km2Paseo de San Javier2,1780.15 km2Los Olmos1,2920.09 km2

Economy The most important economic activities in the municipality of Pesqueria are cattle-breeding (about 20,000 hectares) and agriculture (about 10,000 hectares).

Suitable clay deposits enabled founding of some works producing bricks and tiles of good quality for local consumption as well as for export.

An automotive plant was built by the Korean KIA Motors company in 2016 for a planned production of 300,000 cars annually.

See also Pequeño Seúl

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