Pesquería

For the river, see Pesquería River.
Not to be confused with Pesquera or Pesqueira.
Pesquería
Municipality
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Pesquería
Coat of arms
Map
Interactive map of Pesquería
CountryMexico
StateNuevo León
Area
 • Total
322.8 km2 (124.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
147,624
 • Density457.3/km2 (1,184/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Pesquería is a municipality of the state of Nuevo León in Mexico. It is located at 25º47´N 100º3´W and 330 metres (1,080 ft) above sea level.[2] It is part of the suburban area of the Monterrey Metropolitan area. Its distance to the Monterrey city downtown area is 36 kilometres (22 mi). To the east of Pesquería is Los Ramones, to the north is Doctor González, to the west are Apodaca and Monterrey International Airport, and to the south is Cadereyta Jiménez, all of which are in Nuevo León.

The river Pesquería flows through the region.

Demographics

Further information: Koreans in Mexico

The creation of a new automotive plant by KIA has led to an influx of South Korean immigrants and workers to the area. Colloquially, Pesquería has even been referred to as "Pescorea",[3] a portmanteau of "Pesquería" and "Corea", the Spanish word for Korea.

Localities

Name Population (2020)[1] Area
Pesquería 48,069 6.27 km2
Valle de Santa María 40,703 3.33 km2
Colinas del Aeropuerto 33,108 2.48 km2
Ladrillera (Entronque Pesqueria) 10,178 2.17 km2
Las Haciendas 5,692 0.35 km2
Paseo de San Javier 2,178 0.15 km2
Los Olmos 1,292 0.09 km2

Economy

The most important economic activities in the municipality of Pesqueria are cattle-breeding (about 20,000 hectares) and agriculture (about 10,000 hectares).

Suitable clay deposits enabled founding of some works producing bricks and tiles of good quality for local consumption as well as for export.

An automotive plant was built by the Korean KIA Motors company in 2016 for a planned production of 300,000 cars annually.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  3. ^ "Pesquería y su nueva realidad". Zócalo.

25°47′06″N 100°03′04″W / 25.78500°N 100.05111°W / 25.78500; -100.05111


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