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.[1] 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 [edit]
The municipality wis namit in honor 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.[2]
Economy [edit]
Aviacsa[3] an Nemak hae their heidquarters in the ceety. Johnson Controls, the lairgest American auto battery company, haes its lead acid battery recyclin plant locatit in Garcia.
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