Anáhuac Municipality
Anáhuac Municipality is one of the municipalities of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The city of Anáhuac was founded on May 5, 1933, inside the municipal jurisdiction of Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León, as the political head of the National System of Irrigation No.04 (SNI). On May 29, 1935, this city was declared a municipality. By decision of the Government of the State the municipal territory annexed the abandoned community of Colombia, Nuevo León in 1978. From 1992, Anáhuac Municipality has received federal contributions for the commercial use of the Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge, which is the only international border crossing between Nuevo León and Texas. Anáhuac Municipality is divided into eight regions: Estación Rodríguez, Ejido Nuevo Rodríguez, Ejido Camarón, Ejido Nuevo Anáhuac, Ejido Rodríguez, Ciudad Anáhuac, Salinillas, and Regantes.
Anáhuac Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Progress and Production | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Established | May 5, 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Municipal President | Desiderio "Lelo" Urteaga Ortegon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,569.6 km2 (1,764.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,480 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | Anáhuac Municipality |