Apodaca
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Apodaca (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a city and its surrounding municipality that is part of Monterrey Metropolitan area. It lies in the northeastern part of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. It is known for becoming recently a heavy industrialized city. As of 2019, the city houses 70% of the industrial plants of the state of Nuevo León. Apodaca is as well the fourth most exporting city in México.[1] The municipality has an area of 224.7 km2. The population has recently increased from around 115,000 people in 1990 to almost 600,000 in 2015. Being one of the fastest-growing territories in terms of population in the Metropolitan Area, becoming the third most populous municipality as of 2015.[2] The municipality is home to Monterrey International Airport which is considered to be the fourth most important in the country and is also one of the municipalities main employers.[3]
Geography
The municipality has an area of 224.7 km2
Climate
Transportation
Two airports, Monterrey International Airport (IATA: MTY) and Del Norte International Airport (IATA: NTR), are located in Apodaca.
Viva Airline and Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte have their corporate headquarters on the grounds of Escobedo Airport.[4][5]
Economy
The municipality of Apodaca is one of the major industrial centers of the state of Nuevo León. Apodaca's economy is founded basically in manufacturing operations and services.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
American companies, such as Whirlpool, General Electric, Polaris Industries, Callaway Golf Company, Parker Hannifin, and Visteon, among many others, have manufacturing operations in Apodaca. Japanese companies such as Denso, Korean companies as LG, Chinese companies as Lenovo, and Danish companies such as Danfoss also have manufacturing facilities in Apodaca.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Las Cruces Golf and Country Club, an 18-hole golf course is located in Apodaca.[6]
Culture
Due to its proximity to Monterrey, Apodaca also served as an origin for many grupero music bands such as Bronco and Los Baron De Apodaca.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Education
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Asociacion Regiomontana de Lengua Japonesa A.C. (モンテレー補習授業校 Monterē Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese supplementary school, was previously based in Apodaca.[7]
Origin of the name
The city is named after Dr. Salvador Apodaca, Bishop of the city of Linares, who was born in Guadalajara in 1769.[8]
See also
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- Apodaca Provincial Park (British Columbia, Canada)
- Apodaca (surname)
- Monterrey International Airport
References
External links
- Government of the City of Apodaca Template:Webarchive, Official website Template:In lang
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- ↑ "Contact Template:Webarchive." VivaAerobus. Retrieved on 15 October 2009. "HEADQUARTERS:Aeropuerto de Monterrey, Terminal C, Zona de carga Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 Apodaca, Nuevo León, México "
- ↑ "Contact Us Template:Webarchive." Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. Retrieved on 18 February 2011. "Headquarters Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey, Zona de Carga Aérea Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 S/N Apodaca, NL., México. CP 66600."
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- ↑ "中南米の補習授業校一覧." Japanese Ministry of Education. 29 October 2000. Retrieved on 11 January 2017. "ポルト・アレグレ 休 校 中 サルバドール 休 校 中 " and "モンテレー ASOCIACION REGIOMONTANA DE LENGUA JAPONESA BLVD.PARQUE INDUSTRIAL 502,APODACA,N.L.MEXICO"
- ↑ "Apodaca", Encilopedia de los Municipios de México Template:Webarchive