Ciénega de Flores is a city and surrounding municipality located in
Nuevo Leon Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to:
* Nuevology, California, a town in California, United States
* Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin
* Nuevo (Bayamón), a settlement in Puerto Rico
* "Nuevo", Spanish-langu ...
,
Mexico
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near
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
. It has a large Bridgestone tire factory opened in 2007.
Tradition
Ciénega de Flores is recognized by its famous
machacado (dry meat) food, which is one of the traditional foods in Nuevo León.
Demographics
According to the INEGI 2005 census Ciénega de Flores had a population of 14,268, which 5,735 are male and 5,469 are female. Out of the total population 37 or 0.39% were Native Indian.
8,117 of the total population were
Catholic
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and 1,318 were affiliated to other religions. There are 3,497 household of which 3,370 are owner occupied.
References
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Populated places in Nuevo León