Santa Catarina, Nuevo León

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|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Nuevo León

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|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Jesús Nava Rivera{{Cite web|url=https://stacatarina.mx/alcalde/|title=Alcalde – Santa Catarina|access-date=2022-01-06}} (PAN){{Cite web|url=https://www.jesusnava.mx/|title=Jesusnava.mx|access-date=2022-01-06}}

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|established_title = Founded

|established_date = November 20, 1596

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|area_total_km2 = 46.59

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|population_total = 304052

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|website = http://www.stacatarina.gob.mx

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Santa Catarina is a city in Santa Catarina Municipality in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area.

History

File:Santa Catarina Nuevo León 1890.jpg

The name of this city comes from the Catholic Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

The city of Santa Catarina was not "founded" in a traditional manner; at the beginning, it was only a resting point for travelers between Monterrey and Saltillo. The first recorded name was "Estancia de Santa Catarina" (Shelter of Santa Catarina).{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

During the French Invasion of Mexico in the second half of the 19th century, the president Benito Juárez spent some days in Santa Catarina while traveling to Monterrey, and it was during this time that he elevated its status to Village. The category of Village was maintained until 1979 when the state government elevated its status to City.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

Geography

Santa Catarina is located about 15 kilometers southwest of central Monterrey. As of the Mexican census of 2005, its population was 259,202 in the city and 259,896 in the municipality. The city and municipality both rank sixth in population in the state. The municipality has an area of {{convert|984.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and includes numerous very small localities outside of the city itself.

Most of the National Park Cumbres of Monterrey, including the canyon of La Huasteca is located within Santa Catarina.

Also a certain portion of Cerro de las Mitras is located in Santa Catarina.

=Climate=

{{Weather box

|location = Santa Catarina, Nuevo León (1951–2010)

|single line = Yes

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|Jan record high C = 35.0

|Feb record high C = 39.0

|Mar record high C = 40.0

|Apr record high C = 43.0

|May record high C = 49.0

|Jun record high C = 45.0

|Jul record high C = 46.0

|Aug record high C = 42.0

|Sep record high C = 41.0

|Oct record high C = 40.0

|Nov record high C = 39.2

|Dec record high C = 38.3

|year record high C = 49.0

|Jan high C = 19.0

|Feb high C = 21.5

|Mar high C = 25.5

|Apr high C = 28.8

|May high C = 31.1

|Jun high C = 32.3

|Jul high C = 32.6

|Aug high C = 32.8

|Sep high C = 29.7

|Oct high C = 26.1

|Nov high C = 22.4

|Dec high C = 19.2

|year high C = 26.8

|Jan mean C = 13.3

|Feb mean C = 15.4

|Mar mean C = 19.0

|Apr mean C = 22.6

|May mean C = 25.3

|Jun mean C = 27.0

|Jul mean C = 27.2

|Aug mean C = 27.2

|Sep mean C = 24.9

|Oct mean C = 21.0

|Nov mean C = 16.9

|Dec mean C = 13.6

|year mean C = 21.1

|Jan low C = 7.6

|Feb low C = 9.2

|Mar low C = 12.5

|Apr low C = 16.5

|May low C = 19.5

|Jun low C = 21.6

|Jul low C = 21.8

|Aug low C = 21.7

|Sep low C = 20.1

|Oct low C = 16.0

|Nov low C = 11.4

|Dec low C = 8.0

|year low C = 15.5

|Jan record low C = -5.0

|Feb record low C = -3.0

|Mar record low C = 0.0

|Apr record low C = 5.0

|May record low C = 7.0

|Jun record low C = 11.0

|Jul record low C = 5.5

|Aug record low C = 13.0

|Sep record low C = 3.0

|Oct record low C = 1.0

|Nov record low C = -1.0

|Dec record low C = -4.0

|year record low C = -5.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 12.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 11.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 8.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 17.1

|May precipitation mm = 32.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 41.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 25.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 54.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 127.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 42.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 14.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 12.5

|year precipitation mm = 400.5

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 2.6

|Feb precipitation days = 2.4

|Mar precipitation days = 2.1

|Apr precipitation days = 3.2

|May precipitation days = 3.8

|Jun precipitation days = 3.8

|Jul precipitation days = 2.8

|Aug precipitation days = 4.2

|Sep precipitation days = 7.2

|Oct precipitation days = 4.8

|Nov precipitation days = 3.0

|Dec precipitation days = 2.3

|year precipitation days = 42.2

|source 1 = Servicio Meteorologico Nacional

{{cite web

| url = http://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales5110/NORMAL19058.TXT

| title = Estado de Nuevo León-Estacion: Santa Catarina

| work = Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010

| language = Spanish

| publisher = Servicio Meteorologico Nacional

| accessdate = 19 July 2017}}{{cite web

| url = http://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Max-Extr/00019/00019058.TXT

| title = Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Santa Catarina 1953–2009

| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = 19 July 2017}}

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References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110613183420/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311105121/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_nuevoleon/ Nuevo León] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[http://www.stacatarina.gob.mx/ Municipio de Santa Catarina] Official website

Category:Populated places in Nuevo León

Category:Monterrey metropolitan area

Category:Populated places established in 1596