See soorce fer Municipalities o Nuevo León

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<noinclude>The Mexican [[Poleetical diveesions o Mexico|state]] o [[Nuevo León]] is dividit intae '''51 [[municipality|municipalities]]''', which tak their names frae their municipal seats. [[Image:Mexico map, MX-NLE.svg|right|thumb|[[Nuevo León]] athin Mexico]]

The maist populous ane is [[Monterrey]], which serves as the caipital o the state. Ootside the Monterrey Metropolitan Aurie (which consists o [[Apodaca, Nuevo León|Apodaca]], [[Escobedo, Nuevo León|Escobedo]], [[Guadalupe, Nuevo León|Guadalupe]], [[San Nicolás de los Garza]], [[San Pedro Garza García]] an [[Santa Catarina, Nuevo León|Santa Catarina]]) the municipalities tend tae be scaircely populatit. Aside frae [[Cadereyta Jiménez]], [[Juárez, Nuevo León|Juárez]], [[Linares, Nuevo León|Linares]] an [[Montemorelos]], nae ither municipality surpasses 50,000 inhabitants. 

The lairgest municipality bi aurie is [[Galeana, Nuevo León|Galeana]]. Ane o the smawest ones, [[Hualahuises]], is an [[enclave]] o Linares. 

Each municipality is heidit bi a mayor (in Spaingie: ''[[presidente municipal]]'' or ''alcalde'') wi a three-year term. Mayors can serve several nan-consecutive terms.

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|001 || [[Abasolo, Nuevo León|Abasolo]] || [[Abasolo, Nuevo León|Abasolo]] || 1826 || Foondit as the [[Hacienda of Eguía de Viudas]] in 1648, renamit as Abasolo in 1826 || [[Mariano Abasolo]] <small>(1780&ndash;1819)</small> a Mexican revolutionist durin the War o Unthirldom</small>
| {{commas|2746}} || {{commas|44}} || 5.22 || [[Image:Abasolo (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|002 || [[Agualeguas]]  || [[Agualeguas]]  || 1793 || Oreeginally foondit bi Friar Diego Vázquez as a Spanish mission named [[Santa Teresa de Alamillo]], in 1675 changed its name tae [[San Nicolás Gualeguas Mission]], then it wis renamed Agualeguas in 1793 || Its current name comes frae the nou extinct Gualeguas, a native American nomadic tribe, which scarcely inhabited this aurie afore the Spanish dounset
| {{commas|3537}} || {{commas|1034}} || 5.55 || [[Image:Agualeguas.png|50px]]
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|003 || [[Allende, Nuevo León|Allende]] || [[Allende, Nuevo León|Allende]] || 1850 || Previously kent as [[Rancho del Reparo]] (Bucking Ranch) formed in 1825 || [[Ignacio Allende]] <small>(Januar 21, 1769&ndash;Juin 26, 1811)</small> a captain o the Spanish Airmy who came tae sympathize wi the Mexican unthirldom movement
| {{commas|29568}} || {{commas|186}} || 177 || [[Image:Allende (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|004 || [[Anáhuac, Nuevo León|Anáhuac]] || [[Anáhuac, Nuevo León|Anáhuac]] || 1933 || Merged on Mey 5, 1933, it is the youngest municipality o the state, prior tae 1933, maist of its aurie wis pairt o the [[Lampazos]] and [[Vallecillo, Nuevo León|Vallecillo]] municipalities in [[Nuevo León]], the rest wis bought bi the [[governor of Nuevo León]], [[Bernardo Reyes]] frae the Juárez municipality in the state of [[Coahuila]] in order tae expand Nuevo León's mairch wi [[Texas]] and tae compete wi the bordering Mexican states of [[Coahuila]] and [[Tamaulipas]] in the Import / Export mercat || It is named efter the region which comprises the "Valle de México" or "Meseta de Anáhuac"
| {{commas|17983}} || {{commas|4303}} || 4.20 || [[Image:Anáhuac (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|005 || [[Apodaca, Nuevo León|Apodaca]] || [[Apodaca, Nuevo León|Apodaca]] || 1871 || Foondit bi the Portuguese settler [[Gaspar Castano de Sosa|Gaspar Castaño de Sosa]] as the [[Hacienda of San Francisco]] in 1585 || [[Salvador de Apodaca]], a umwhile bishop o the ceety of Linares, Nuevo León
| {{commas|418784}} || {{commas|250}} || 1675 || [[Image:Apodaca (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|006 || [[Aramberri]] || [[Aramberri]] || 1877 || Foondit as the [[Santa María de los Angeles de Río Blanco Mission]] bi the Spanish friar Lorenzo Cantú in 1648, later kent as [[Villa de Río Blanco]] frae 1660 tae 1877 || [[José Silvestre Aramberri]], a general frae this municipality who focht in the [[Guerra de reforma|War of Reform]]
| {{commas|14692}} || {{commas|2809}} || 5.38 || [[Image:Aramberri (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|007 || [[Bustamante, Nuevo León|Bustamante]] || [[Bustamante, Nuevo León|Bustamante]] || 1832 || Prior tae 1832, wis kent as San Miguel de Aguayo, foondit in 1686 || [[Anastasio Bustamante]], a preses of Mexico, who wis during its presidency when Bustamante wis renamed
| {{commas|3326}} || {{commas|558}} || 5.92 || [[Image:Bustamante (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|008 || [[Cadereyta Jiménez]] || [[Cadereyta Jiménez]] || 1825 || Initially foondit as [[Villa de Cadereyta]] in 1637, later kent as [[Villa de San Juan Bautista de Cadereyta]] (1692) || In honour o the [[marquis]] of Cadereyta, Spain [[Lope Díez de Armendáriz|Lope Díez de Armendáriz, marqués de Cadereyta]], forby viceroy o the New Spain. [[Mariano Jiménez]], precursor o the unthirldom in Nuevo León
| {{commas|73746}} || {{commas|1153}} || 62.16 || [[Image:Cadereyta Jiménez.png|50px]]
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|009 || [[El Carmen, Nuevo León|El Carmen]] || [[El Carmen, Nuevo León|El Carmen]] || 1852 || Foondit in 1614 bi [[Bernabé de las Casas]] as [[Hacienda de Chipinque]], which wis pairt o the administrative aurie of [[Valle de las Salinas]], creatit as a municipality in 1852 || El Carmen, in honour of Nuestra señora del Carmén, ([[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]])
| {{commas|6996}} || {{commas|101}} || 37.33 || [[Image:El Carmen (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|010 || [[Cerralvo Municipality|Cerralvo]] || [[Ciudad Cerralvo|Cerralvo]] || 1626 || The [[Villa of San Gregorio de Cerralvo]], The auldest municipality o the state as it wis the first Spanish dounset in Nuevo León which teuk place in 1582 in what is nou Cerralvo, Oreeginally it wis the first caipital o the state || In honour o the [[marquis]] of Cerralvo, Spain and fifteenth Viceroy of New Spain [[Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, marqués de Cerralvo]], <small>(1565&ndash;1652)</small>,
| {{commas|9343}} || {{commas|880}} || 8.6 || [[Image:Cerralvo.png|50px]]
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|011 || [[China, Nuevo León|China]] || [[China, Nuevo León|China]] || 1812 || Initially formed in 1719 as a ranch named [[San Felipe de Jesús of China]], renamed simply as China in 1812, prior tae 1868 included the [[Rancho El Toro]] (Bull's ranch) and [[Rancho del Zacate]] (Gress Ranch) which are nou General Bravo and Doctor Coss municipalities  || [[Saint Philip of Jesus]], <small> (1572&ndash;1597)</small>, a Mexican Catholic missionary in China and Japan, who became ane o the [[Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan]]
| {{commas|10697}} || {{commas|4092}} || 2.92 || [[Image:China (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|012 || [[Ciénega de Flores (municipality)|Ciénega de Flores]] || [[Ciénega de Flores]] || 1863 || Formed as the [[Hacienda of Ciénega de Flores]], prior tae 1634, the aurie wis pairt o the [[Valle del Carrizal]] || Cienega, a Spanish wird for "boggy", and Flores, the surname of an early rancher o the aurie
| {{commas|14268}} || {{commas|171}} || 42.94 || [[Image:Ciénega de Flores.png|50px]]
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|013 || [[Doctor Arroyo, Nuevo León|Doctor Arroyo]] || [[Doctor Arroyo, Nuevo León|Doctor Arroyo]] || 1828 || Previously kent as [[Valle de la Purísima Concepción]] || Dr. [[José Francisco Arroyo]], a doctor, theologist, an the first delegate o the Nuevo León's state congress
| {{commas|33269}} || {{commas|5420}} || 7.24 || [[Image:Doctor Arroyo (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|014 || [[Doctor Coss, Nuevo León|Doctor Coss]] || [[Doctor Coss, Nuevo León|Doctor Coss]] || 1882 || Formed in 1740 as the [[Rancho del Zacate]]. prior tae 1882, the aurie wis pairt of what is nou [[China, Nuevo León]] || Dr. [[José María Coss]], a distinguished member o the insurgent Congress
| {{commas|1639}} || {{commas|712}} || 2.92 || [[Image:Doctor Coss (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|015 || [[Doctor González, Nuevo León|Doctor González]] || [[Doctor González, Nuevo León|Doctor González]] || 1883 || Prior tae 1883, the aurie wis kent as [[Hacienda de Ramos]] which wis pairt o the [[Valle de las Salinas]] || Dr. [[José Eleuterio González]], a doctor, philanthropist, writer and governor of [[Nuevo León]] in 1870
| {{commas|3092}} || {{commas|628}} || 4.53 || [[Image:Doctor González (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|016 || [[Galeana, Nuevo León|Galeana]] || [[Galeana, Nuevo León|Galeana]] || 1678 || Initially foondit as [[San Pablo de Labradores Mission]], and later kent as The [[Valle of San Pablo de Galeana]] || Hermenegildo Galeana, a soldier o the insurgent airmy during the Mexican War of unthirldom
| {{commas|38930}} || {{commas|7154}} || 5.52 || [[Image:Galeana (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|017 || [[García, Nuevo León|García]] || [[García, Nuevo León|García]] || 1851 || Foondit as [[Pesquería Grande]] in 1583 || Joaquín García, governor of [[Nuevo León]] <small>(1829&ndash;1833)</small> and <small>(1837&ndash;1839)</small>
| {{commas|51658}} || {{commas|913}} || 33 || [[Image:García (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|018 || [[General Bravo, Nuevo León|General Bravo]] || [[General Bravo, Nuevo León|General Bravo]] || 1863 || Formed as [[Rancho del Toro]] in 1790, Prior tae 1863, the aurie wis pairt of what is nou [[China, Nuevo León]] municipality || [[Nicolás Bravo Rueda]], a Mexican preses and general
| {{commas|5385}} || {{commas|1999}} || 2.79 || [[Image:General Bravo (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|019 || [[General Escobedo, Nuevo León|General Escobedo]] || [[General Escobedo, Nuevo León|General Escobedo]] || 1868 || Prior tae 1868, wis kent in 1624 as [[Hacienda of Topo de los Ayala]] || [[Mariano Escobedo]] <small>(1826&ndash;1902)</small>, a [[Nuevo León|New Leonese]] airmy general, and [[governor of Nuevo León]] <small>(1865 and 1866)</small> 
| {{commas|299364}} || {{commas|207}} || 513.86 || [[Image:General Escobedo (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|020 || [[General Terán (municipality)|General Terán]] || [[General Terán]] || 1851 || The aurie wis pairt of [[Valle de la Mota]] which wis foondit in 1746 || [[Manuel Mier y Terán]], a general o the Mexican war of unthirldom
| {{commas|14022}} || {{commas|2477}} || 6.27 || [[Image:General Terán (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|021 || [[General Treviño (municipality)|General Treviño]] || [[General Treviño]] || 1868 || Oreeginally formed as [[Rancho del Puntiagudo]] (Sharp's Ranch) in 1688 || [[Jerónimo Treviño]], a general who participated in the [[Guerra de Reforma|War of reform]] and against the [[French intervention in Mexico]]
| {{commas|1476}} || {{commas|356}} || 4.33 || [[Image:General Treviño (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|022 || [[General Zaragoza, Nuevo León|General Zaragoza]] || [[General Zaragoza, Nuevo León|General Zaragoza]] || 1866 || Foondit in 1626 as [[San José de Río Blanco Mission]] bi [[Friar Lorenzo Cantú]], then in 1660 became pairt of what is nou [[Aramberri, Nuevo León]] until 1866 || [[Ignacio Zaragoza]], a Texan general o the Mexican airmy during the [[Battle o Puebla]]
| {{commas|5733}} || {{commas|1289}} || 5.03 || [[Image:General Zaragoza (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|023 || [[General Zuazua (municipality)|General Zuazua]] || [[General Zuazua]] || 1863 || Foondit as the [[Hacienda of Santa Helena]] in 1660 || [[Juan Zuazua]] <small>(1821&ndash;1860)</small>, a New Leonese general o the War of Reform an the Mexican-American War
| {{commas|6985}} || {{commas|194}} || 48.5 || [[Image:General Zuazua (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|024 || [[Guadalupe, Nuevo León (municipality)|Guadalupe]] || [[Guadalupe, Nuevo León|Guadalupe]] || 1825 || Oreeginally foondit in 1714 as a Spanish mission named [[Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission]] || Its name comes frae the name o the early Spanish mission in the aurie, (Our lady of Guadalupe Mission), in honour o the [[Virgin of Guadalupe]]
| {{commas|691931}} || {{commas|118}} || 4,429 || [[Image:Guadalupe (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|025 || [[Hidalgo, Nuevo León|Hidalgo]] || [[Hidalgo, Nuevo León|Hidalgo]] || 1828 || Initially foondit bi the [[Spanish Canarian]] settler [[Bernabé de las casas]] as [[Hacienda de En medio]] (1611), subsequently renamed as [[El pueblito]], and later [[San Nicolás Hidalgo]] || [[Miguel Hidalgo|Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]] <small>(1753&ndash;1811)</small>, the priest who raised the caw for Mexico's unthirldom frae Spain
| {{commas|11668}} || {{commas|109}} || 53 || [[Image:Hidalgo (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|026 || [[Higueras, Nuevo León|Higueras]] || [[Higueras, Nuevo León|Higueras]] || 1863 || Foondit in 1714 as [[Santa Teresa de las Higueras]] bi the Spanish settler Diego González || Higueras, the Spanish wird for the [[Common fig]] tree, which is abundant throughout the aurie
| {{commas|1427}} || {{commas|669}} || 2.28 || [[Image:Higueras (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|027 || [[Hualahuises (municipality)|Hualahuises]] || [[Hualahuises]] || 1715 || Foondit in 1646 as the Mission of [[San Cristóbal de los Hualahuises]] bi the Spanish settler [[Martín de Zavala]], but it wis awmaist unpopulated until 1715, in 1908 the aurie aroond the municipality wis annexed intae the [[Linares, Nuevo León|Linares]] municipality, sicweys makin it an [[enclave]] of that municipality  || Hualahuises, a native American tribe which inhabited the aurie afore the Spanish dounset in 1646
| {{commas|6631}} || {{commas|165}} || 26.4 || [[Image:Hualahuises.png|50px]]
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|028 || [[Iturbide, Nuevo León|Iturbide]] || [[Iturbide, Nuevo León|Iturbide]] || 1850 || Prior tae 1850 wis kent as [[Hacienda de los San Pedros]] || [[Agustin de Iturbide]] <small>(September 27, 1783&ndash;Julie 19, 1824)</small>, Ane o the national liberators o the Mexico's unthirldom frae Spain, an the first emperor of Mexico frae 1822 tae 1823
| {{commas|3533}} || {{commas|700}} || 4.84 || [[Image:Iturbide (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|029 || [[Juárez, Nuevo León|Juárez]] || [[Juárez, Nuevo León|Juárez]] || 1868 || Oreeginally foondit in 1604 as [[Hacienda de San José]] || [[Don Benito Juárez García]], a umwhile preses of Mexico
| {{commas|144380}} || {{commas|275}} || 100.84 || [[Image:Juárez (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|030 || [[Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León|Lampazos de Naranjo]] || [[Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León|Lampazos de Naranjo]] || 1877 || Initially foondit as the Mission of [[Nuestra señora de la Punta de Lampazos]] bi Friar Diego de Salazar in 1698, later creatit as municipality in 1877 || Lampazos wis named in honour o the plant that grows in this aurie [[Xanthosoma Robustum]], the Naranjo pairt wis named in honour tae the New Leonese general Francisco Naranjo who wis frae this municipality 
| {{commas|5,305}} || {{commas|4020}} || 1.32 || [[Image:Lampazos de Naranjo.png|50px]]
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|031 || [[Linares, Nuevo León|Linares]] || [[Linares, Nuevo León|Linares]] || 1712 || Previously kent as [[San Felipe de Linares]], foondit in 1712 || Its name honours [[Fernando de Alencastre]], a viceroy and duke of [[Linares, Spain]]
| {{commas|71061}} || {{commas|2322}} || 25.8 || [[Image:Linares (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|032 || [[Los Aldamas (municipality)|Los Aldamas]] || [[Los Aldamas]] || 1820 || Foondit as a Mission, later named [[Villa de Hoyos]], renamed [[Santa María de los Aldamas]] and finally creatit as municipality and renamed as Los Aldamas in 1820 || In honour o the brothers, Juan and Ignacio Aldamas, initiators o the unthirldom of Mexico alang wi Miguel Hidalgo
| {{commas|1675}} || {{commas|645}} || 5 || [[Image:Los Aldamas (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|033 || [[Los Herreras (municipality)|Los Herreras]] || [[Los Herreras]] || 1874 || Formed as [[Rancho de la Manteca]] aroond 1760, offeecially creatit as a municipality in 1870 || In honour o the New Leonese brothers, José Martín Herrera an the colonel Rafael Herrera, who participated in the [[Battle o San Bernabé]]
| {{commas|2795}} || {{commas|550}} || 7.68 || [[Image:Los Herreras (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|034 || [[Los Ramones (municipality)|Los Ramones]] || [[Los Ramones]] || 1912 || Prior tae 1847 the aurie wis pairt o the Cerralvo municipality an the aurie wis kent as [[Rancho del Capadero]], later annexed tae the Cadereyta municipality and wis kent as [[Valle de San José de los Ramones]], and wis offeecially creatit as a separate municipality until 1912 || In honour o the brothers Juan Ignacio Ramón and Buenaventura Ramón, notable precursors o the Mexican unthirldom movement
| {{commas|6538}} || {{commas|1156}} || 5 || [[Image:Los Ramones (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|035 || [[Marín, Nuevo León|Marín]] || [[Marín, Nuevo León|Marín]] || 1804 || Initially formed in 1684 as a ranch named [[Rancho de San Antonio de los Martinez]], renamed as [[Villa de San Carlos de Marín]] in 1804 and subsequently kent as Marin || [[Primo Feliciano Marín de Porras]], a bishop o the New kingdom of León and honour [[chaplain]] o the Spain's keeng
| {{commas|4719}} || {{commas|157}} || 26 || [[Image:Marín (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|036 || [[Melchor Ocampo, Nuevo León|Melchor Ocampo]] || [[Melchor Ocampo, Nuevo León|Melchor Ocampo]] || 1924 || Formed as a ranch named [[Charco Redondo]] in 1702 || [[Melchor Ocampo]], Foreign Secretary during the War of Reform
| {{commas|1052}} || {{commas|262}} || 7 || [[Image:Melchor Ocampo (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|037 || [[Mier y Noriega (municipality)|Mier y Noriega]] || [[Mier y Noriega]] || 1849 || Foondit aroond 1715 bi Spanish settlers as [[Hacienda de San Antonio de Medina]] || Friar [[Servando Teresa de Mier]], <small>(October 18, 1765&ndash;December 3, 1827)</small>, a Roman Catholic priest frae [[Monterrey]] and a famous preacher and politeecian in New Spain, ane o the maist prominent figures of [[Nuevo León]] during the unthirldom movement of New Spain an aw
| {{commas|7047}} || {{commas|981}} || 6 || [[Image:Mier y Noriega (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|038 || [[Mina, Nuevo León|Mina]] || [[Mina, Nuevo León|Mina]] || 1851 || Foondit in 1608 bi the Spanish [[Canarian]] settler [[Bernabé de las Casas]] as the [[Hacienda de San Francisco de Cañas]], forby kent as "Valle de San Francisco de las Cañas" and [[San Francisco de las Cañas]] which wis an administrative aurie o the [[Valle de las Salinas]], it wis declared as a municipality in 1851 || [[Francisco Javier Mina]], <small>(December 15, 1789&ndash;November 11, 1817)</small>, a Spanish lawyer and airmy officer who sympathized wi the Mexican unthirldom frae Spain, convinced bi Friar [[Servando Teresa de Mier]] that it wis possible tae fecht the absolute monarchy of Ferdinand VII in his ain colonies.
| {{commas|5384}} || {{commas|3915}} || 1.28 || [[Image:Mina (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|039 || [[Montemorelos (municipality)|Montemorelos]] || [[Montemorelos]] || 1825 || Prior tae 1825, the aurie wis pairt o the [[Valle de San Mateo del Pilón]] established in 1701, which wis previously foondit in 1653 bi the Spanish Captain [[Alonso de León]] || Componed o the words Monte (moontain), and Morelos, a precursor o the independene of Mexico frae Spain
| {{commas|53,854}} || {{commas|1700}} || 30.9 || [[Image:Montemorelos.png|50px]]
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|040 || [[Monterrey (municipality)|Monterrey]] || [[Monterrey]] || 1596 || Foondit in its first attempt in 1577 bi [[Alberto del Canto]] as Santa Lucía, foondit again bi [[Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva]] in 1582 as [[San Luis rey de Francia]] but it still wis unpopulated, and wis finally declared foondit wi success on September 20, 1596 bi [[Diego de Montemayor]] as [[Monterrey|Nuestra Señora de Monterrey]]  || The ceety is named Monterrey in honour o the Count and Countess of [[Monterrey, Spain]], forby viceroy of New Spain [[Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo]] and his wife
| {{commas|1,133,814}} || {{commas|781}} || 2461 || [[Image:Monterrey (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|041 || [[Parás, Nuevo León|Parás]] || [[Parás, Nuevo León|Parás]] || 1851 || Previously formed as a ranch cried [[Rancho del Huizachal de los Canales]], creatit as a municipality in 1851 || [[José María Parás y Ballesteros]], First [[governor of Nuevo León]] as a Mexican state
| {{commas|992}} || {{commas|1008}} || 1 || [[Image:Parás (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|042 || [[Pesquería (municipality)|Pesquería]] || [[Pesquería]] || 1844 || Foondit in 1699 as [[Hacienda del Espíritu Santo]], later kent as Hacienda of [[Pesquería Chica]] || Pesquería in Spanish means '[[fishery]]', it wis named sae acause o the [[Pesquería River]], which cross the aurie
| {{commas|3075}} || {{commas|346}} || 27 || [[Image:Pesquería.png|50px]]
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|043 || [[Rayones (municipality)|Rayones]] || [[Rayones]] || 1851 || Merged in 1851 as Rayones, prior tae 1851, the municipal seat wis a ranch named [[San Miguel del Tasajal]], which wis pairt o the [[Valle del Pilón]] nou [[Montemorelos]] || In honour o the brothers, Ramón, Ignacio and Francisco Rayón, who focht in the Mexican war of Independence
| {{commas|905.20}} || {{commas|844}} || 2.88 || [[Image:Rayones (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|044 || [[Sabinas Hidalgo (municipality)|Sabinas Hidalgo]] || [[Sabinas Hidalgo]] || 1826 || Initially foondit in 1693 as [[Valle de Santiago de las Sabinas]], creatit as a municipality in 1826 || Sabinas, the Spanish wird for "Junipers", coniferous plants abundant in the aurie 
| {{commas|32,040}} || {{commas|1,393}} || 19.4 || [[Image:SabinasHidalgo.png|50px]]
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|045 || [[Salinas Victoria (municipality)|Salinas Victoria]] || [[Salinas Victoria]] || 1826 || Initially foondit bi the Portuguese settler Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva as "Villa de Cueva" in 1586, subsequently kent as [[Valle de Salinas]], which wis the administrative aurie's seat o the [[Valle de las Salinas]], ane o the five oreeginal administrative auries o the [[New kingdom of León]] || "Salinas" (Spanish for salt marshes) wis chosen acause the lands present saline characteristics. "Victoria" efter the first presidentof Mexico [[Guadalupe Victoria]].
| {{commas|27,848}} || {{commas|1,609}} || 19.4 || [[Image:Salinas Victoria.png|50px]]
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|046 || [[San Nicolás de los Garza (municipality)|San Nicolás de los Garza]] || [[San Nicolás de los Garza]] || 1830 || Foondit in 1596 when the lands war transfer bi [[Diego de Montemayor]] (who successfully haed foondit Monterrey), tae [[Diego Díaz de Berlanga]] and his wife Mariana. It wis kent as [[San Nicolás de los Garza]], creatit as a municipality in 1830 || In honour of [[Saint Nicholas]], an the last pairt in honour o the Garza surname of [[Pedro de la Garza]], an early Spanish settler and rancher o the aurie
| {{commas|496,878}} || {{commas|57}} || 5,724 || [[Image:San Nicolás de los Garza.png|50px]]
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|047 || [[San Pedro Garza García (municipality)|San Pedro Garza García]] || [[San Pedro Garza García]] || 1882 || The lands war passed in November, 20 1596 tae Diego de Montemayor's son, [[Diego de Montemayor el mozo]], the aurie wis cried [[San Pedro de los Nogales]] in 1725, later kent as the [[Valle de San Pedro]], and creatit as a municipality in 1882 || "San Pedro", in honour of [[Saint Peter]], and "Garza Garcia", in honour o the governor of Nuevo León, [[Genaro Garza García]]
| {{commas|125,978}} || {{commas|86.8 }} || 1,815 || [[Image:San Pedro Garza García.png|50px]]
|-
|048 || [[Santa Catarina, Nuevo León (municipality)|Santa Catarina]] || [[Santa Catarina, Nuevo León|Santa Catarina]] || 1864 || Foondit in November, 20 1596 bi the Spanish captain [[Lucas García]] as the [[Hacienda de Santa Catarina]], later kent as [[Valle de Santa Catarina]], creatit as a municipality in 1864 || In honour of [[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]], as it wis foondit on the eve of Saint Catherine's day (November 24)
| {{commas|227,026}} || {{commas|927}} || 230 || [[Image:Santa Catarina (Nuevo León).png|50px]]
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|049 || [[Santiago, Nuevo León|Santiago]] || [[Santiago, Nuevo León|Santiago]] || 1831 || Foondit in 1648 as [[Valle de Santiago del Huajuco]] bi [[Diego Rodríguez de Montemayor]] ([[Diego de Montemayor's grandson]]) || "[[Santiago (name)|Santiago]]", a Spanish name version o the apostle [[James, son of Alphaeus]] 
| {{commas|37,886}} || {{commas|732}} || 48.2 || [[Image:Santiago (Nuevo León).png|50px]] 
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|050 || [[Vallecillo, Nuevo León (municipality)|Vallecillo]] || [[Vallecillo, Nuevo León|Vallecillo]] || 1825 || Foondit in 1768 as [[Real de San Carlos de Vallecillo]] || In honour of [[El Vallecillo]], a Spanish municipality locatit in the [[province of Teruel]], [[Aragon]], Spain
| {{commas|2,169}} || {{commas|1,823}} || 1.16 || [[Image:Vallecillo.png|50px]]
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|051 || [[Villaldama, Nuevo León|Villaldama]] || [[Villaldama, Nuevo León|Villaldama]] || 1826 || Foondit in 1690 as Boca de Leones or Real Boca de Leones, creatit as a municipality in 1826 wi the name of Villaldama || [[Juan Aldama]], ane o the precursors o the unthirldom of Mexico
| {{commas|4,247}} || {{commas|1,436}} || 4.87 || [[Image:Villaldama.png|50px]]
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==Freemit airtins==
*[http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_nuevoleon Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Nuevo León] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311105121/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_nuevoleon/ |date=2007-03-11 }} {{es icon}}
*[http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/rutinas/ept.asp?t=mpob103&c=3850&e=19 INEGI: Population of Nuevo León by municipality (2000)] {{es icon}}.

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