Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León
Cadereyta Jiménez is the name of a city as well as of a municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.
Cadereyta Jiménez | |
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City and municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Cadereyta | |
Cadereyta Jiménez | |
| Coordinates: 25°36′N 100°00′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Founded | August 13, 1637 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernesto Jose Quintanilla Villarreal (PVEM-PRI) |
| Area | |
| • City | 36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 1,141 km2 (441 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • City | 75,721 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,341,177 |
| • Municipality | 122,337 |
| • Municipality density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Website | http://www.cadereyta.gob.mx |
The municipality of Cadereyta Jiménez is located in the central part of the state, 360 meters above sea level, at 25' 36" N latitude and 100' 00" W longitude. The municipality has a territorial extension of 1,141 km2 (441 sq mi). It borders the following municipalities, all of which are in the state of Nuevo León: to the north, Juárez and Pesquería; to the south, Allende, Montemorelos and General Terán; to the east, General Terán and Los Ramones; to the west, Juárez and Santiago. It is the most easterly municipality of the Monterrey metropolitan area.
The city of Cadereyta Jiménez, which is the seat of the municipality and its main population center had a 2005 census population of 56,552, the ninth-largest city in the state. However, within the municipality there are numerous other villages, the largest of which are: San Juan, Ejido Palmitos, La Calzada, El Alamito, Pueblo Nuevo, Cereso Cadereyta, Atongo de Abajo and Palmitos. The municipality had an official population of 73,746, also the ninth-largest in the state.