Abasolo, Nuevo León
Abasolo is both a municipality and a town in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. The municipality was named in honor of José Mariano Abasolo, who participated in the Mexican War of Independence.[1]
Geography
The municipality of Abasolo is located in the central western region of the state, in the Salinas Valley. Its coordinates are 29º98’ N and 100º23’ W. Abasolo extends over 76.90 square kilometers and is 907 metres (2,976 ft) above sea level.
The municipality limits with the following municipalities, all within Nuevo León: to the North with Salinas Victoria; to the South and West with Hidalgo and Salinas Victoria; to the east with El Carmen.
Climate
The prevailing climate in the municipality is temperate and hot, with an average temperature of 18 °C; May and June are the warmest months. Average annual rainfall is between 400 and 500 millimeters; August, September and October are the rainy season.
Population centers
The municipality has a total of 13 population centers, of which the following are the largest:
- The municipal seat, also named Abasolo, which had a population of 1,780 in 1995
- Kilómetro 21, population 69
- Viveros Dávila (La Laborcita), population 25
- Dolores
- Los Ligueros
- Agapita
- Arroyo Báez
- Huerta Magdalena
References
- ^ Nuevo León a través de sus municipios Volume 3. Grupo Editorial Milenio. December 5, 2018. pp. 35–36. ISBN 9786074641516.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061104164538/http://www.abasolonl.gob.mx/
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- Allende
- Anáhuac
- Apodaca
- Aramberri
- Bustamante
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- El Carmen
- Cerralvo
- China
- Ciénega de Flores
- Doctor Arroyo
- Doctor Coss
- Doctor González
- Galeana
- García
- General Bravo
- General Escobedo
- General Terán
- General Treviño
- General Zaragoza
- General Zuazua
- Guadalupe
- Hidalgo
- Higueras
- Hualahuises
- Iturbide
- Juárez
- Lampazos de Naranjo
- Linares
- Los Aldamas
- Los Herreras
- Los Ramones
- Marín
- Melchor Ocampo
- Mier y Noriega
- Mina
- Montemorelos
- Monterrey
- Parás
- Pesquería
- Rayones
- Sabinas Hidalgo
- Salinas Victoria
- San Nicolás de los Garza
- San Pedro Garza García
- Santa Catarina
- Santiago
- Vallecillo
- Villaldama
- Monterrey metropolitan area
- Peripheral Region
- Northern Nuevo León
- Salinas Valley
- Citrícola Region
- Pilón Valley
- Southern Nuevo León
- Río Blanco Valley
25°57′N 100°24′W / 25.950°N 100.400°W / 25.950; -100.400