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Los Ramones


Los Ramones is the name of a municipality and its corresponding seat of government and main population center in Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.

Los Ramones is located in the west central portion of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Its coordinates are 25°42′N 99°37′W / 25.700°N 99.617°W / 25.700; -99.617; it is 226 meters above sea level. It limits with the following municipalities, all in the state of Nuevo Leon: Cerralvo to the North; General Terán to the south; to the East with China, Nuevo Leon and Los Herreras; and to the West with Cadereyta Jiménez, Pesquería and Dr. González. Its total territory covers 1,378.8 square kilometers.

The southern portion of the municipality enjoys a temperate climate, with an average annual temperature between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius. The northern part of Los Ramones has an extremely hot, semi-arid climate, with little rainfall.

May and September are the rainiest months in Los Ramones, with an average rainfall of 600 mm. Generally, hail storms appear between February and May and freezing temperatures between November and February. The lowest temperature on record in the municipality was −8 degrees Celsius and the highest 45 degrees Celsius.

According to the 1990 Federal Census, the municipality of Los Ramones had a population of 6,538 inhabitants and a density 5/km².

The same census showed that there were 16 speakers of native languages, representing 0.30% of the total population. The main native language spoken was Huasteco, followed by Náhuatl.


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