García, Nuevo León

García is a municipality locatit tae the northwest o the Monterrey metropolitan aurie in the state o Nuevo León, Mexico. García haed, accordin tae the 2005 census, a population o 51,658 fowk.Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005  INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática  It borders the municipalities o Mina, Escobedo an Hidalgo tae the north; tae the sooth an east wi Santa Catarina; an tae the wast wi the state o Coahuila.

Oreegin o the name

The municipality wis namit in honour o a Nuevo León native Joaquín García, who wis born in the ceety an who servit twa terms as govrenor o the state o Nuevo León.  Afore the name chynge, the municipality wis cried Hacienda de San Juan el Bautista de Pesquería Grande.

Economy
Aviacsa"World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 16–22, 2004. 93. an Nemak hae thair heidquarters in the ceety. Johnson Controls, the lairgest American auto battery company, haes its lead acid battery recyclin plant locatit in Garcia.

References

Freemit airtins
Offeecial wabsteid o Municipality o García

Category:Municipalities o Nuevo León
Category:Populatit places in Nuevo León
Category:Monterrey metropolitan aurie