Villaldama is a municipality

Municipality

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 in the state

States of Mexico

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 of Nuevo Leon

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

, Mexico

Mexico

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 extending over 870.5 km². Ciudad Villaldama is its principal town and seat of government. It is located in the northern part of the state, coordinates 26º30´ N and 100º25´ W., with an elevation of 420 m above sea level. It limits to the north with the municipality of Lampazos de Naranjo and to the south with Salinas Victoria

Salinas Victoria

Salinas Victoria, is a municipality located to in the center of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. It shares borders with 11 municipalities including, to the north Villaldama and Sabinas Hidalgo; to the south Escobedo and Apodaca; to the east Higueras, Ciénega de Flores and General Zuazua; and...

; to the east with Sabinas Hidalgo and the west with Bustamante

Bustamante

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. It is located approximately 96 km from Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, the state capital.

Population

Per the 2000 federal census, there were 4,247 people living in the municipality of Villadama, of which 2,114 were male and 2,133 were female.

Climate

The climate is extreme and arid, with high temperatures and low precipitation. The mean annual temperature is 25ºC. Summer temperatures range from 39 to 43º C. Winter temperatures can reach -4ºC. Average annual precipitation is 500 mm. However, rainfall can be as high as 750 mm during rainy periods and as low as 340 mm during dry seasons.

Main Population Centers

The municipality of Villaldama has 43 population centers, the principal ones being:

• Ciudad Villaldama. Main population center and seat of municipal government. Pop. 3,000 (approx.), located 96 km from Monterrey, the state capitol.

• El Potrero. Pop. 733, located 12 km from Ciudad Villaldama.

• Santa Fe. Pop. 203, located 5 km from Ciudad Villaldama...

External links

• Villaldama Website http://www.villaldama.gob.mx