Bustamante, Nuevo León

Bustamante
Municipality and town
Bustamante
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 26°32′N 100°30′W / 26.533°N 100.500°W / 26.533; -100.500
Country Mexico
StateNuevo León
Municipal seatBustamante
Established1686
Area
 • Total
558 km2 (215 sq mi)
Elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,773

Bustamante is a municipality and town of Mexico in the state of Nuevo León. The full name is San Miguel de Bustamante. The municipality has an area of 558 km2 (215 sq mi). It is bordered on the north by Lampazos de Naranjo and the state of Coahuila, on the south by Mina and Villaldama, Nuevo León, on the east by Villaldama, and on the west by Mina. In 2010 the population of the municipality was 3,773, of which nearly all lived in the town of Bustamante.