Northern Mexico

Northern Mexico (Spanish: el Norte de México, pronounced [el ˈnoɾte ðe ˈmexiko] ^ⓘ), commonly referred as The North (Spanish: 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, Tamaulipas, and northern Zacatecas

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 such as Rio Grande, Miguel Auza, Juan Aldama, General Fransico R. Murgia, Villa de Cos, Mazapil, Concepción del Oro, Melchor Ocampo, and El Salvador, and including northern San Luis.