Anáhuac, Nuevo León

Anáhuac, Nuevo León
Municipality
Motto(s):  Progress an Production
Established	5 Mey 1933
Govrenment
• Teep	Municipality
• Municipal Preses	Desiderio "Lelo" Urteaga Ortegon
Area
• Total	4569.6 km2 (1,764.3 sq mi)
Elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	18,480
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
Website	Municipality of Anáhuac

Anáhuac is a ceety an municipality in the Mexican state o Nuevo León. The ceety o Anáhuac wis foondit on 5 Mey 1933, inside the municipal jurisdiction o Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León, as the poleetical heid o the Naitional Seestem o Irrigation No.04 (SNI). On 29 Mey 1935, this ceety wis declared a municipality. Bi decision o the govrenment o the State the municipal territory annexed the abandoned commonty o Colombia, Nuevo León in 1978. Frae 1992, the municipality o Anáhuac haes received federal contributions for the commercial uise o the Colombia-Solidarity International Brig, which is the anerlie internaitional border crossin atween Nuevo León an Texas. The municipality o Anáhuac is dividit intae aicht regions: Estación Rodríguez, Ejido Nuevo Rodríguez, Ejido Camarón, Ejido Nuevo Anáhuac, Ejido Rodríguez, Ciudad Anáhuac, Salinillas, an Regantes.

Geography

The municipality o Anáhuac is located in the northren aurie in Nuevo León in a region cried Llanos Esteparios del Noreste. It is the anerlie municipality in Nuevo León that haes a border wi the Unitit States. Lake Venustiano Carranza kent as Don Martin an aw, is the primary source o irrigation watter for the municipality. The lake is locatit in the municipality o Juárez, Coahuila. The Salado River crosses the municipality, its river basin extends tae the northren pairt o the states o Coahuila, Nuevo León an Tamaulipas. The Salado River is formit bi the Camarón creek, Galameses creek, an the Sabinas Hidalgo River. The municipality covers an aurie o 1,764.3 mi² (4,569.6 km²).

Touns an veelages

The lairgest localities (ceeties, touns, an veelages) are:

Name	2010 Census Population
Anáhuac	16,628
Colombia	514
Nuevo Anáhuac	107
Nuevo Rodríguez	93
Salinillas	89
La Gloria	65
Nuevo Camarón	62
Lázaro Cárdenas	50
Total Municipality	18,480

Adjacent municipalities an coonties

• Nuevo Laredo Municipality, Tamaulipas - east
• Guerrero Municipality, Tamaulipas - east
• Vallecillo Municipality - south
• Lampazos de Naranjo Municipality - soothwast
• Juárez Municipality, Coahuila - wast
• Hidalgo Municipality, Coahuila - north
• Webb Coonty, Texas - northeast

Climate

The climate in Anáhuac, is semiarid, wi law precipitation an extreme temperaturs. Durin aw the saisons Anáhuac experiences law humidity. The average winter temperatur is aroond 2 °C an durin the simmer the temperatur is 44 tae 46 °C. The heichest temperaturs are durin Juin, Julie an August an the lawest temperaturs are durin December an Januar.

Flora and fauna

Vegetation found in Anáhuac are: mesquite, ash trees, cacti, amang ithers; in addition some plants like the Coriander, Albacar, Mint, Marjoram, Hsiafiate, Roman Chamomile, an Rue.

Economy

The municipality o Anáhuac haes diverse sources o income:

• Agricultur: wheat, sorghum, grain an forage are producit in the municipality.
• Commerce: retail, restaurants, an bars.
• Ranchin: bovine, gait, ovine, pig, cattle, in addition tae deer.
• Industry: brooms an mops, lummer, an automotive parts.

Demographics

As o the 2000 INEGI coont there are 18,501 inhabitants in the municipality o Anáhuac. The socioeconomic level o the general population is livin unner poverty, syne the average wage is the minimum established bi the Mexican govrenment. Maist o the inhabitants live in a hame which they awn. There is an average o 3 ruims per hoose an there are an average o 5 fowk livin per hoose. In Anáhuac the Catholic Religion predominates, coexistin wi ither types o releegious beliefs.