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Santiago | |
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Motto: Cultura y Progreso | |
Coordinates: 25°26′N 100°08′W / 25.433°N 100.133°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Nuevo León |
Founded | 1648 |
Founded by | Diego Rodríguez de Montemayor |
Government | |
• Mayor | David de la Peña Marroquin ( PRI) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 739.2 km2 (285.4 sq mi) |
• City | 68.47 km2 (26.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 46,784 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,341,177 |
• City | 43,019 |
• City density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time) |
Website |
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Santiago is a municipality and city located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area and its area comprises around 739.2 km². [3] According to the 2005 census, it had a population of 37,886. [4]
"La Boca" Dam, one of the water reservoirs serving the metropolitan area, is located within the municipality. " Cola de Caballo" is a famous waterfall and tourist attraction.
Santiago, Nuevo León, was named a " Pueblo Mágico" in 2006 by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism. Santiago joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2017. [5]
Santiago is a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area and its area comprises around 739.2 km².
Santiago has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cwa) with cool, dry winters and hot and humid summers. It is receives almost twice as much rain as nearby Monterrey.
Climate data for Santiago, Nuevo Leon (1951-2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
42.0 (107.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
45.0 (113.0) |
43.5 (110.3) |
43.5 (110.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
41.5 (106.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
45.0 (113.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.9 (0.98) |
21.3 (0.84) |
28.0 (1.10) |
53.3 (2.10) |
83.8 (3.30) |
130.2 (5.13) |
121.9 (4.80) |
150.8 (5.94) |
296.8 (11.69) |
122.2 (4.81) |
25.7 (1.01) |
21.2 (0.83) |
1,080.1 (42.52) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 89.5 |
Source: Servicio Meteorológico National [6] [7] |