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Iturbide, Nuevo León

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Iturbide
Official seal of Iturbide
Iturbide is located in Nuevo León
Iturbide
Iturbide
Iturbide is located in Mexico
Iturbide
Iturbide
Coordinates: 24°43′31″N 99°54′00″W / 24.72528°N 99.90000°W / 24.72528; -99.90000
Country Mexico
StateNuevo León
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorJosé Antonio González
Area
 • Total719.2 km2 (277.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,896
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websiteiturbide.gob.mx

Iturbide is a municipality of Mexico, located in Nuevo León. It has an area of 719.2 square kilometers. It is named in honor of Agustín de Iturbide. It is bordered by the municipality of Galeana on the north and west. Aramberri borders it to the south, and both Linares and Tamaulipas border it to the east. Its main economic activities are agriculture and tourism. The nearby municipal government center is San Pedro de Iturbide.

Iturbide is near the crash site of the 2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash.

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