Northern Mexico
Northern Mexico (Spanish: el Norte de México IPA: [el ˈnoɾte ðe ˈmexiko] ⓘ), commonly referred as El Norte, is an informal term for the northern cultural and geographical area in Mexico. Depending on the source, it contains some or all of the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas.
Northern Mexico
El Norte | |
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Cultural region of Mexico | |
| Etymology: La tierra al norte del trópico (in Spanish); The land above the tropic (in English). | |
| Nickname(s): Aridoamerica, el Norti (local pronunciation) | |
| States | Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,054,549 km2 (407,164 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,056,627 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Norteño, norteña |
There is no specific border that separates the northern states from the southern states in Mexico. For some authors, only states that have a border with the United States are considered as northern Mexico, i.e. Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora and Tamaulipas. Others also include Durango, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur. Other people consider that the north starts above the Tropic of Cancer, but this description would include some parts of Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí that are not considered northern states.