Santiago is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

located in the center of the

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

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. Wit ...

. It is part of the

Monterrey metropolitan area The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called ''Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey'' or AMM, the metropolitan area is the 2nd-largest in Mexico. Overview Th ...

and its area comprises around 763.8 km². According to the 2005 census, its population is 37,886 inhabitants. "La Boca" Dam, is one of the water reservoirs serving the metropolitan area, and is located within the municipality. "

Cola de Caballo Cola de Caballo (Spanish, 'Horse Tail') is a waterfall about 25 m (25 mi), in the town of Villa de Santiago, Nuevo León. It is open to the public and is accessible via a walking path. References Entry at MonterreyVirtual(Spanish ...

" is a famous waterfall and tourist attraction. Santiago, Nuevo León, was named a "

Pueblo Mágico In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...

" in 2006 by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism. Santiago joined the

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...

Global Network of Learning Cities in 2017.

Climate

Santiago has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

''Cwa'') with cool, dry winters and hot and humid summers. It is receives almost twice as much rain as nearby Monterrey.

References

External links

Government of Santiago
Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Nuevo Leon Populated places in Nuevo León Municipalities of Nuevo León Monterrey metropolitan area Populated places established in 1648 Pueblos Mágicos 1648 establishments in the Spanish Empire