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18-640: The municipality has an area of 70.78 km (27.33 sq mi) and is primarily urban, located adjacent to the southwest side of Monterrey. It sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, most notably La Loma Larga and Sierra Madre Oriental . On the slopes of Cerro de Chipinque , within the Cumbres de Monterrey national park , is the Chipinque Ecological Park , with 1,791 hectares, covering altitudes from 730 to 2,200 meters with representative flora and fauna. The annual average temperature

36-507: Is 21 °C. The Chipinque Ecological Park aims to conserve biodiversity through integrated management that ensures the conservation of its natural resources, which in turn promotes respect and appreciation of the ecosystem and geography of the place. On the 25th anniversary of the park, the Chipinque brand was redesigned, which revitalized the relationship that visitors have with the park. The current Municipal President (Mayor) of San Pedro

54-428: Is Mauricio Fernandez, a candidate of PAN (National Action Party). San Pedro Garza Garcia was founded in 1596. The land was converted into a large plantation called "Los Nogales" which produced crops like corn, wheat, and beans. During the 18th century, the plantation often went by the name of "San Pedro", in honor of Saint Peter . The city was elevated to the status of "Villa" (town) on December 14, 1882, when it

72-545: Is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico . The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera , a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America , Central America , South America , and Antarctica . Spanning 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) the Sierra Madre Oriental runs from

90-483: Is characterized by woody shrubs, small trees, cacti , and succulents . Montane chaparral is found above 1,700 m (5,600 ft) and is home to species in the genera Quercus , Arbutus , Yucca , Cercocarpus and Bauhinia . Piedmont scrub occurs below 2,000 m (6,600 ft) and is composed of plants 3 to 5 m (9.8 to 16.4 ft) in height such as Helietta parvifolia , Neopringlea integrifolia and Acacia spp. The canopy of moist forests

108-518: Is dominated by trees up to 30 m (98 ft) in height, including Brosimum alicastrum , Manilkara zapota , Celtis monoica , Bursera simaruba , Dendropanax arboreus , and Sideroxylon capiri . Birds of the forest include the Mexican chickadee , Montezuma quail , Strickland's woodpecker , zone-tailed hawk and several species of jay . Pine-oak forests in Coahuila are part of

126-627: Is flanked on its northern side by the Santa Catarina River , and on its southern side, the Sierra Madre Oriental in almost full height. Nearby geological features make it a relatively unremarkable slope. Residential and commercial development has been built over most of the mountain. The Basílica de Guadalupe is also located on the hill, among other churches. Loma Larga is used for some broadcasting. XHRL-FM and XET-AM , among other stations, maintain facilities on

144-896: The Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Política Pública (EGAP), the Graduate School of Politics and Public Administration. Both campuses are located in Valle Oriente . There are no public universities in San Pedro. San Pedro has 40 public pre-schools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. The city also has 39 private schools. However, whereas public schools only offer one type of education (e.g., only middle school, or only elementary school), private schools offer multiple types (mostly K-9th and K-12). If counted individually by type of education provided, private schools function as 88 different schools, more than twice

162-648: The Rio Grande on the border between Coahuila and Texas south through Nuevo León , southwest Tamaulipas , San Luis Potosí , Querétaro , and Hidalgo to northern Puebla , where it joins with the east-west running Eje Volcánico Transversal of central Mexico. The northernmost are the Sierra del Burro and the Sierra del Carmen which reach the border with the United States at the Rio Grande. North of

180-588: The Rio Grande, the range continues northwestward into Texas and beyond as the Davis and Guadalupe Ranges. Mexico's Gulf Coastal Plain lies to the east of the range, between the mountains and the Gulf of Mexico coast. The Mexican Plateau , which averages 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) in elevation, lies between the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra Madre Occidental further west. The climate of

198-494: The Sierra Madre Oriental is drier than the rainforest areas further south. The Serranias del Burro in the northern range is much drier, semi-arid to arid, yet annually orographically induces and/or intensifies notably vigorous thunderstorm activity in April and May. This small region consistently is a particularly active area for supercells with significantly severe hail and tornadoes , which first form over to just leeward of

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216-574: The dry north to the wetter south. The Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests are found at high elevations in the range (1,000–3,500 m or 3,300–11,500 ft above sea level). To the east, the Tamaulipan matorral occupies the range's lower slopes in Nuevo León and northern Tamaulipas, while the Veracruz moist forests cover the lower slopes of the central range, and the eastern slopes at

234-623: The mountain. Other stations use Cerro del Mirador, located to the west. Some other well-known mountains or elevations of the area are Cerro de la Silla , Cerro de las Mitras , the Sierra Madre Oriental and Cerro de Chipinque with its famous M-shaped figure, the Cerro del Topo Chico , Cerro del Obispado and La Huasteca . 25°39′20″N 100°20′0″W  /  25.65556°N 100.33333°W  / 25.65556; -100.33333 Sierra Madre Oriental The Sierra Madre Oriental ( Spanish: [ˈsjera ˈmaðɾe oɾjenˈtal] )

252-484: The mountains then move eastward, sometimes hundreds of kilometres (miles) past the Rio Grande River into Texas. Cerro El Potosí , at 3,720 metres (12,200 ft) above sea level (ASL), is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the state of Nuevo León This long range of tall mountains is noted for its abundant biodiversity and large number of endemic species of plants and wildlife, from

270-505: The now adjacent cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García . The Diana Cazadora statue marking the division of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García was placed along a busy avenue (Gonzalitos) crossing over the hill. In the early 2000s, the state government completed the Loma Larga Tunnel , which burrows under the mountain to connect Monterrey to San Pedro Garza García. For its length of about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), it

288-471: The number of public schools. San Pedro Garza García has one sister city.: La Loma Larga Cerro de la Loma Larga (literal English : Long Hill Mountain ), or Loma Larga (short version), is a lower extension of the Sierra Madre Oriental , particularly of Cerro de las Mitras . located in the Monterrey , Nuevo León metropolitan area. The hill has long been considered the natural division of

306-947: The southern end of the range are home to the Veracruz montane forests . West of the range, the Mexican Plateau is home to deserts and xeric shrublands , including the Chihuahuan Desert to the north, the Meseta Central matorral on the central part of the plateau, and the Central Mexican matorral on the southern plateau. Much of the wildlife can also be found in the Sierra Madre Occidental , which runs parallel to these mountains along western Mexico. Pine-oak forests are dominated by several species of pine , such as Pinus nelsonii , P. cembroides , P. pseudostrobus , and P. arizonica , and oak, such as Quercus castanea and Q. affinis . Matorral

324-691: Was given the name Garza García, in honor of the governor of Nuevo León , Genaro Garza García . In 1988, the mayor at the time, Alejandro Chapa Salazar , gave the city its current name, adding the reference to what it was called centuries before. The city is home to the Catholic university, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), which offers bachelor's degree and master's degree programs. The Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) has two of its graduate schools in San Pedro. The Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas (EGADE), ITESM's Graduate School of Business, and

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