Apodaca

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title: "Apodaca" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["monterrey-metropolitan-area", "municipalities-of-nuevo-león", "populated-places-in-nuevo-león", "populated-places-established-in-1585"] topic_path: "general/monterrey-metropolitan-area" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodaca" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Apodaca, Nuevo León
settlement_type	City and municipality
total_type	Municipality
motto	Progreso con Libertad y Justicia (Progress with Freedom and Justice)
image_skyline	SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS.jpg
image_caption	San Francisco de Asis Parish
pushpin_map	Mexico Nuevo León#Mexico
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Mexico
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Nuevo León
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Cesar Garza Villarreal (PRI)
established_title	Founded
established_date	1585
area_total_km2	224.7
area_blank1_title	City
area_blank1_km2	89.2
population_as_of	2020 census
population_footnotes
population_total	656464
population_blank1_title	City
population_blank1	536436
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_blank1_km2	auto
population_metro	5341177
population_density_metro_km2	auto
timezone	Central Standard Time
utc_offset	-6
coordinates
elevation_m	405
website
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Apodaca () 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. 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. 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.

Geography

The municipality has an area of 224.7 km2.

Climate

|location= Apodaca (1951–2010) |single line= Yes |metric first= Yes |Jan record high C= 40.0 |Feb record high C= 42.0 |Mar record high C= 48.0 |Apr record high C= 50.0 |May record high C= 47.5 |Jun record high C= 46.0 |Jul record high C= 47.0 |Aug record high C= 45.0 |Sep record high C= 44.0 |Oct record high C= 41.0 |Nov record high C= 41.0 |Dec record high C= 38.0 |year record high C= 50.0 |Jan high C= 22.9 |Feb high C= 24.7 |Mar high C= 29.5 |Apr high C= 33.1 |May high C= 35.0 |Jun high C= 36.9 |Jul high C= 37.2 |Aug high C= 37.3 |Sep high C= 34.0 |Oct high C= 30.0 |Nov high C= 26.4 |Dec high C= 23.3 |year high C= 30.9 |Jan mean C= 14.0 |Feb mean C= 15.4 |Mar mean C= 19.5 |Apr mean C= 23.3 |May mean C= 25.8 |Jun mean C= 27.8 |Jul mean C= 28.0 |Aug mean C= 28.2 |Sep mean C= 25.7 |Oct mean C= 21.7 |Nov mean C= 17.7 |Dec mean C= 14.5 |year mean C= 21.8 |Jan low C= 5.1 |Feb low C= 6.1 |Mar low C= 9.5 |Apr low C= 13.5 |May low C= 16.7 |Jun low C= 18.8 |Jul low C= 18.9 |Aug low C= 19.0 |Sep low C= 17.5 |Oct low C= 13.5 |Nov low C= 9.0 |Dec low C= 5.7 |year low C= 12.8 |Jan record low C= -6.5 |Feb record low C= -7.5 |Mar record low C= -5.0 |Apr record low C= 0.0 |May record low C= 2.5 |Jun record low C= 7.0 |Jul record low C= 8.0 |Aug record low C= 7.0 |Sep record low C= 3.0 |Oct record low C= -2.0 |Nov record low C= -5.0 |Dec record low C= -8.5 |year record low C= -8.5 |precipitation colour= green |Jan precipitation mm= 16.4 |Feb precipitation mm= 19.8 |Mar precipitation mm= 15.5 |Apr precipitation mm= 39.9 |May precipitation mm= 51.5 |Jun precipitation mm= 63.2 |Jul precipitation mm= 65.9 |Aug precipitation mm= 68.7 |Sep precipitation mm= 150.8 |Oct precipitation mm= 54.1 |Nov precipitation mm= 20.4 |Dec precipitation mm= 22.3 |year precipitation mm= 588.5 |unit precipitation days= 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days= 3.5 |Feb precipitation days= 3.6 |Mar precipitation days= 2.7 |Apr precipitation days= 3.9 |May precipitation days= 5.4 |Jun precipitation days= 4.6 |Jul precipitation days= 3.9 |Aug precipitation days= 5.2 |Sep precipitation days= 8.1 |Oct precipitation days= 5.1 |Nov precipitation days= 3.3 |Dec precipitation days= 3.5 |year precipitation days= 52.8 |source 1= Servicio Meteorologico Nacional

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.

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.

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.

Las Cruces Golf and Country Club, an 18-hole golf course is located in Apodaca.

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.

Education

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.

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. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/SAN_FRANCISCO_DE_ASIS.jpg" caption="San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church and Parish located on the central square in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico"] ::

References

References

1. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/nuevo_leon/19006__apodaca/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Apodaca municipality with localities
2. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/metro/A31__monterrey/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Monterrey metropolitan area
3. "SE CONSOLIDA APODACA COMO CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DE NUEVO LEÓN".
4. "DATA NUEVO LEÓN {{!}} N.L. Población Total y por Municipio".
5. (2011-01-15). "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo (MTY)".
6. "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Apodac 1964–2010". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
7. "[http://www.vivaaerobus.com/us/contact.htm Contact] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-09-26 ." [[VivaAerobus]]. Retrieved on 15 October 2009. "HEADQUARTERS:Aeropuerto de Monterrey, Terminal C, Zona de carga Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 Apodaca, Nuevo León, México ")
8. "[http://www.oma.aero/en/contact-us/ Contact Us] {{Webarchive. link. (30 January 2011 ." [[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.")
9. ""Las Cruces Golf and Country Club"".
10. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20001029142110/http://www.naec.go.jp/kaigai/hsoutha.html 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"
11. [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/nuevoleon/municipios/19006a.htm "Apodaca", Encilopedia de los Municipios de México] {{webarchive. link. (9 March 2007)

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