+ City of Sabinas Hidalgo Coat of arms of the Municipality of Sabinas Hidalgo Motto: Noble Pasado, Fecundo Porvenir("Noble past, fruitful future") Sabinas Hidalgoin Nuevo León state. Foundation date July 25, 1693 Population 32 040 (2005) Population density 19.28/km2 (2005) Altitude 313 meters Coordinates UTC - 6 hours(Central) Telephone code number 824 Sources: INEGI, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México,)CONAPO

Sabinas Hidalgo is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The state capital, Monterrey, lies approximately to the south, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas is about to the north, and Laredo, Texas, United States, is located to the north.

Geography Sabinas Hidalgo is located in the northern part of the state at north latitude 26º31' and west longitude 100º10', lying 313 meters above sea level. It shares a border to the north by Lampazos; to the south by Salinas Victoria and Higueras; to the east by Vallecillo and Agualeguas; and to the west by Lampazos, Villaldama, and Salinas Victoria.

History The town was officially founded as Real de Santiago de las Sabinas on July 25, 1693 by Nestor Alejandro Gonzalez Baldazo. It had been inhabited since 1692.

It was named Villa de Sabinas Hidalgo in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence. In 1971, it was designated a city.

The cuisine of the city has reached as far as Chicago.Stephanie Lulay, After Fire, Nuevo Leon Owners Open Canton Regio on 18th Street in Pilsen DNAinfo, January 12, 2016

Insect parasites In September 2025, a case of New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) was found in Sabinas Hidalgo, which is less than from the US-Mexico border. The United States Department of Agriculture has attempted to eliminate the New World screwworm, and estimated in 2025 that an outbreak in Texas (the biggest cattle-producing US state) could cost US$1.8 billion.

Tourism

Park "La Turbina" Park "Ojo de Agua" Park "Charco de lobo"

See also Metropolitan areas of Mexico

References

External links News and general information about Sabinas Hidalgo Parque la Turbina