Salinas Victoria

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
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Cultura, Fidelidad, Trabajo
Coordinates: 25°58′N 100°18′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)[1][2]
• 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)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Website	https://www.salinasvictoria.gob.mx/

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Localities

Name	Population (2020)[1]	Area
Los Pilares	25,995	1.78 km2
Valle del Norte	14,305	1.55 km2
Salinas Victoria	13,059	4.49 km2
Bosques de los Nogales	11,980	1.34 km2
Emiliana Zapata	6,309	2.33 km2
Mission	5,113	1.50 km2