Cerralvo | |
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 Municipal Palace | |
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  Cerralvo Location of Cerralvo in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 26°5′N 99°36′W / 26.083°N 99.600°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Area | |
• Total | 925.1 km2 (357.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 8,009 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Data source: INEGI | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | (in Spanish) [1] |
| Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | |
Cerralvo, sometimes known as Ceralvo, is a municipality situated in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Cerralvo is located in the northeastern region of Nuevo León, in the Gulf Coastal Plain and in the northeastern agricultural and ranching economic zone that also includes the municipalities of Agualeguas, General Treviño, Melchor Ocampo, and Parás. It borders the municipality of Agualeguas to the north, the municipality of Higueras to the west, the municipality of Doctor González to the southwest, the municipality of Los Ramones to the south, and the municipalities of Los Herreras, Melchor Ocampo, and General Treviño to the east.[1]
The municipal seat of Cerralvo, Ciudad Cerralvo, is located at 26° 5' N, 99° 36' W, and is 345 meters above sea level.[1]
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Cerralvo Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Accessed on line March 20, 2008.