Northeastern Mexico

'''Northeastern Mexico''', is a geographic region of Mexico, composed of the states of [[Coahuila]], [[Nuevo León]] and [[Tamaulipas]]. The Northeast is one of the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Mexico; with Nuevo León having the highest [[GDP per capita]] among the Mexican states, closely followed by Coahuila ranked third, and Tamaulipas ranked eighth. It also accounts for approximately 15% of Mexico's nominal gross domestic product, while its population represents only about 8.4% of the population of the whole country. The inhabitants from Northeastern Mexico are often known and referred themselves as "Norestenses" (Spanish for Northeasterns), they might be also referred as "Norteños", a term which they share with people of Northwestern Mexico applied to the inhabitants of all over Northern Mexico. ==Geography== Northeastern Mexico, contains a wide variety of landscapes, ranging from pine and oak tree forests to prairie, snow covered mountains in winter to diverse types of deserts. The region, is predominantly mountainous. The [[Sierra Madre Oriental]], sometimes considered an extension of the [[Rocky mountains]], is one of the largest mountain ranges in Mexico. It runs from Northwest of Coahuila to southeast through a great part of Nuevo León and to a lesser extent Tamaulipas. The climate is diverse, it varies from region to region, from arid and semi-arid(BS) and (BSh), subtropical (AC) and temperate (CW) and (CeW). Snowfall is common in highlands of Sierra Madre Oriental, especially in the municipalities of [[Arteaga, Coahuila]] and [[Santiago, Nuevo León|Santiago]], [[Galeana, Nuevo León|Galeana]] and [[Aramberri, Nuevo León|Aramberri]] in Nuevo León. [[Image:Bosques de Monterreal Coahuila Mexico.JPG|thumb|left|Bosques de Monterreal, [[Arteaga, Coahuila|Arteaga]], [[Coahuila]]]] [[Image:Sierra Madre.jpg|thumb|center|Sierra Madre Mountain range]] {{-}} ==Economy== Northeastern Mexico plays a national leading role in some fields such as [[aeronautics]], [[automotive industry]], [[biotechnology]], [[information and communication technologies]], [[pharmaceutical industry]], [[software development]] and [[steel producer]]. Monterrey is a major industrial and business center in Mexico, is home to transnational conglomerates such as [[Cemex]] (the world's largest cement company), [[FEMSA]], [[Ternium]], [[Alfa group]] (petrochemicals, food, telecommunications and auto parts), [[Axtel]] (second largest telecommunications company in Mexico), Vitro, Gruma, and [[Banorte]] (financial services). Also many international conglomerates such as [[LG]], [[Samsung]], [[HP]], [[Microsoft]], [[Hyundai]] and [[Lenovo]] have regional headquarters and manufacturer plants in Nuevo León. Coahuila also has strong manufacture oriented export economy, [[Saltillo]], its capital city, has a growing automobile industry, hosting General Motors and Chrysler assembly plants, two engine facilities and a car transmissions plant. 37.4% of cars and 62.6% of trucks produced in Mexico are assembled in Saltillo. Saltillo is home to the Grupo Industrial Saltillo, a manufacturing conglomerate that makes home appliances, silverware, and auto parts. Torreón, the largest city of Coahuila, has a prominent also an iron, manufacturer and steel industry, and home to important conglomerates such as [[Delphi]] and (John Deere, Metzeler, Jhonson Controls, Takata, Caterpillar). [[Monclova]] stands out for the highest production of steel in Mexico and is seat of [[Altos Hornos de Mexico]] (AHMSA). The state of [[Tamaulipas]] also has a [[maquiladora]] and manufacture export-oriented market, also it has an important agriculture industry; its largest city is [[Reynosa]], closely followed by [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros]] and [[Nuevo Laredo]], all of which are border cities, and are economically similar. [[Tampico]] is another important city and port of Tamaulipas. Foreign direct investment in Northeastern Mexico was 1,742.4 million USD for 2005. The region is, along with Northwestern Mexico, one of the fastest growing regions in Mexico. ==List of largest cities and metropolitan areas== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! valign=bottom | Rank ! valign=bottom | Metropolitan Area ! valign=bottom | State(s) and/or Territory ! valign=bottom | 2005
Population Estimate |- | align=center | 1 | [[Monterrey metropolitan area|Monterrey]] | [[Monterrey]] (Nuevo León), [[San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León|San Nicolás]] (Nuevo León), [[Guadalupe, Nuevo León|Guadalupe]] (Nuevo León), [[San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León|San Pedro]] (Nuevo León), [[Apodaca, Nuevo León|Apodaca]] (Nuevo León), [[Escobedo, Nuevo León|Escobedo]] (Nuevo León), [[García, Nuevo León|García]] (Nuevo León), [[Santa Catarina, Nuevo León|Santa Catarina]] (Nuevo León), [[Juárez, Nuevo León|Juárez]] (Nuevo León), [[Cadereyta Jiménez|Cadereyta]] (Nuevo León), [[Santiago, Nuevo León|Santiago]] (Nuevo León) | align=right | 3,664,331 |- | align=center | 2 | [[Comarca Lagunera]] | [[Torreón, Coahuila]], [[Matamoros, Coahuila|Matamoros]] (Coahuila), [[San Pedro, Coahuila|San Pedro de las Colonias]] (Coahuila), [[Viesca, Coahuila|Viesca]] (Coahuila), [[Gómez Palacio]] (Durango), [[Ciudad Lerdo]] (Durango) | align=right | 1,910,000 |- | align=center | 4 | [[Reynosa, Tamaulipas|Reynosa]] | [[Reynosa, Tamaulipas|Reynosa]] (Tamaulipas), [[Río Bravo,_Tamaulipas|Río Bravo]] (Tamaulipas), [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] (Texas, USA) | align=right | 1,007,538 |- | align=center | 6 | [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros]] | [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros]] (Tamaulipas), [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]] (Texas, USA) | align=right | 864,756 |- | align=center | 7 | [[Tampico, Tamaulipas|Tampico]] | [[Tampico]] (Tamaulipas), [[Altamira]] (Tamaulipas), [[Miramar,_Tamaulipas|Miramar]] (Tamaulipas), [[Ciudad Madero]] (Tamaulipas) | align=right | 818,102 |- | align=center | 8 | [[Nuevo Laredo]] | [[Nuevo Laredo]] (Tamaulipas), [[Laredo]] (Texas, USA) | align=right | 718,073 |- | align=center | 9 | [[Saltillo]] | [[Saltillo]] (Coahuila), [[Ramos Arizpe]] (Coahuila) | align=right | 648,929 |- | align=center | 10 | [[Monclova]] | [[Monclova]] (Coahuila), [[Ciudad Frontera]] (Coahuila) | align=right | 294,191 |- | align=center | 11 | [[Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas|Victoria]] | [[Ciudad Victoria]] (Tamaulipas) | align=right | 282,178 |- | align=center | 12 | [[Ciudad Acuña]] | [[Ciudad Acuña]] (Coahuila) | align=right | 220,000 |- | align=center | 13 | [[Piedras Negras, Coahuila|Piedras Negras]] | [[Piedras Negras, Coahuila|Piedras Negras]] (Coahuila) | align=right | 143,915 |- | align=center | 14 | [[Linares, Nuevo León|Linares]] | [[Linares, Nuevo León|Linares]] (Nuevo León), [[Hualahuises, Nuevo León|Hualahuises]] (Nuevo León) | align=right | 82,090 |- | align=center | 15 | [[Montemorelos]] | [[Montemorelos]] (Nuevo León) | align=right | 53,854 |- | align=center | 16 | [[Sabinas, Coahuila|Sabinas]] | [[Sabinas, Coahuila|Sabinas]] (Coahuila) | align=right | 53,042 |- | align=center | 17 | [[Galeana, Nuevo León|Galeana]] | [[Galeana, Nuevo León|Galeana]] (Nuevo León) | align=right | 38,930 |- | align=center | 18 | [[Sabinas Hidalgo]] | [[Sabinas Hidalgo]] (Nuevo León) | align=right | 35,242 |- | align=center | 19 | [[Doctor Arroyo]] | [[Doctor Arroyo]] (Nuevo León) | align=right | 33,269 |- | align=center | 20 | [[Allende, Nuevo León|Allende]] | [[Allende, Nuevo León|Allende]] (Nuevo León) | align=right | 29,568 |- |} == See also == * [[Eastern Mexico]] * [[North-Central Mexico]] * [[Northwestern Mexico]] * [[South-Central Mexico]] * [[Southeastern Mexico]] * [[Southwestern Mexico]] * [[Western Mexico]] *[[States of Mexico]] **[[Ranked list of Mexican states]] **[[List of Mexican states by Human Development Index]] **[[List of Mexican states by GDP|List of Mexican states by Gross domestic product]] ==External links== [http://www.portaldeldesarrollo.org/ Mexico Development Gateway: Northeastern Mexico] {{Northeastern Mexico}} {{Nuevo León}} {{Coahuila}} {{Tamaulipas}} {{coord missing|Mexico}}