natural wonder
Cerro de la Silla
The saddle-shaped mountain that defines Monterrey's skyline, a natural monument visible from every approach highway into the city.
24 km · about 25 min drive
North AmericaMexicoNuevo León
Cadereyta Jiménez
Nuevo León, Mexico · North America
About Cadereyta Jiménez
Cadereyta Jiménez is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Antonio, 24km from Cerro de la Silla.
Cadereyta Jiménez is in Nuevo León, Mexico, with about 68,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Antonio, about 8 km away.
Cadereyta Jiménez is the name of a city as well as of a municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.
The municipality of Cadereyta Jiménez is located in the central part of the state, 360 meters above sea level, at 25' 36" N latitude and 100' 00" W longitude. The municipality has a territorial extension of 1,141Read more
km2 (441 sq mi). It borders the following municipalities, all of which are in the state of Nuevo León: to the north, Juárez and Pesquería; to the south, Allende, Montemorelos and General Terán; to the east, General Terán and Los Ramones; to the west, Juárez and Santiago. It is the most easterly municipality of the Monterrey metropolitan area.
The city of Cadereyta Jiménez, which is the seat of the municipality and its main population center had a 2005 census population of 56,552, the ninth-largest city in the state. However, within the municipality there are numerous other villages, the largest of which are: San Juan, Ejido Palmitos, La Calzada, El Alamito, Pueblo Nuevo, Cereso Cadereyta, Atongo de Abajo and Palmitos. The municipality had an official population of 73,746, also the ninth-largest in the state.
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Within an hour or so of Cadereyta Jiménez: Cerro de la Silla (24 km), Cascada Cola de Caballo (29 km).
Where is Cadereyta Jiménez?
Cadereyta Jiménez is in Nuevo León, Mexico, about 8 km from San Antonio.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 68,111
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Nuevo León
- Timezone
- America/Monterrey
- Coordinates
- 25.5890, -100.0016
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Cadereyta Jiménez
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Cascada Cola de Caballo
A 25 m horsetail waterfall in a Nuevo León park near Monterrey, at the end of a paved road from Villa de Santiago.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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