Abasolo is both a municipality and a town in the

Mexican state The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...

of Nuevo Leon. The municipality was named in honor of José Mariano Abasolo, who participated in the Mexican War of Independence.

Geography

The municipality of Abasolo is located in the central western region of the state, in the Salinas Valley. Its coordinates are 29º98’ N and 100º23’ W. Abasolo extends over 76.90 square kilometers and is above sea level. The municipality limits with the following municipalities, all within Nuevo León: to the North with

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 Higu ...

; to the South and West with Hidalgo and Salinas Victoria; to the east with El Carmen.

Climate

The prevailing climate in the municipality is temperate and hot, with an average temperature of 18 °C; May and June are the warmest months. Average annual rainfall is between 400 and 500 millimeters; August, September and October are the rainy season.

Population centers

The municipality has a total of 13 population centers, of which the following are the largest: *The municipal seat, also named Abasolo, which had a population of 1,780 in 1995 *Kilómetro 21, population 69 *Viveros Dávila (La Laborcita), population 25 *Dolores *Los Ligueros *Agapita *Arroyo Báez *Huerta Magdalena

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20061104164538/http://www.abasolonl.gob.mx/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Abasolo, Nuevo Leon Municipalities of Nuevo León