Apodaca
Geography
The municipality has an area of 224.7 km
Climate
Climate data for Apodaca (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 40.0 (104.0) |
42.0 (107.6) |
48.0 (118.4) |
50.0 (122.0) |
47.5 (117.5) |
46.0 (114.8) |
47.0 (116.6) |
45.0 (113.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
50.0 (122.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.4 (0.65) |
19.8 (0.78) |
15.5 (0.61) |
39.9 (1.57) |
51.5 (2.03) |
63.2 (2.49) |
65.9 (2.59) |
68.7 (2.70) |
150.8 (5.94) |
54.1 (2.13) |
20.4 (0.80) |
22.3 (0.88) |
588.5 (23.17) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 52.8 |
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional |
Transportation
Two airports, General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (IATA: MTY) and Del Norte International Airport (IATA: NTR), are located in Apodaca.
VivaAerobus Airline and Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte have their corporate headquarters on the grounds of Escobedo Airport.
Economy
The municipality of Apodaca is one of the major industrial centers of the state of Nuevo León. Apodaca's economy is founded basically in manufacturing operations and services.
American companies, such as Whirlpool, General Electric, Polaris Industries, Callaway Golf Company, Parker Hannifin, and Visteon, among many others, have manufacturing operations in Apodaca. Japanese companies such as Denso, Korean companies as LG, Chinese companies as Lenovo, and Danish companies such as Danfoss also have manufacturing facilities in Apodaca.
Las Cruces Golf and Country Club, an 18-hole golf course is located in Apodaca.
Culture
Due to its proximity to Monterrey, Apodaca also served as an origin for many grupero music bands such as Bronco and Los Baron De Apodaca.
Education
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The Asociacion Regiomontana de Lengua Japonesa A.C. (モンテレー補習授業校 Monterē Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese supplementary school, was previously based in Apodaca.
Origin of the name
The city is named after Dr. Salvador Apodaca, Bishop of the city of Linares, who was born in Guadalajara in 1769.
See also
- Apodaca Provincial Park (British Columbia, Canada)
- Apodaca (surname)
- Monterrey International Airport
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Apodaca municipality with localities
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Monterrey metropolitan area
- ^ "SE CONSOLIDA APODACA COMO CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DE NUEVO LEÓN". Apodaca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "DATA NUEVO LEÓN | N.L. Población Total y por Municipio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo (MTY)". Aeropuertos.Net (in Spanish). 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Estado de Nuevo Leon-Estacion: Apodaca". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Apodac 1964–2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Contact Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine." VivaAerobus. Retrieved on 15 October 2009. "HEADQUARTERS:Aeropuerto de Monterrey, Terminal C, Zona de carga Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 Apodaca, Nuevo León, México "
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 30 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. Retrieved on 18 February 2011. "Headquarters Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey, Zona de Carga Aérea Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 S/N Apodaca, NL., México. CP 66600."
- ^ ""Las Cruces Golf and Country Club"". Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "中南米の補習授業校一覧." Japanese Ministry of Education. 29 October 2000. Retrieved on 11 January 2017. "ポルト・アレグレ 休 校 中 サルバドール 休 校 中 " and "モンテレー ASOCIACION REGIOMONTANA DE LENGUA JAPONESA BLVD.PARQUE INDUSTRIAL 502,APODACA,N.L.MEXICO"
- ^ "Apodaca", Encilopedia de los Municipios de México Archived 9 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Government of the City of Apodaca Archived 21 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Official website (in Spanish)