una poblacion de 300 mil habitantes, su ubicacion estrategica, asi como su cercania con estados unidos, permite a gomez palacio ofrecer un polo de desarrollo industrial que impacta notablemente en los mercados internacionales.
en gomez palacio operan con exito empresas como Tyson Foods, BTR, Sumitomo y Linamar, proveedores de Renault y Nissan, ademas de ser la cuna de una de las mas grandes empresas lecheras de mexico entre las que se encuentra chilchota y Lala, asi como empresas especializadas en la explotacion e industrializacion de marmoles finos para exportacion.
En el parque industrial gomez palacio, el mas grande de los cinco comprendidos en la region, operan 520 empresas.
Gomez Palacio en la actualidad esta formada por residencias, centros recreativos, campos de golf, centros de convenciones y modernos centros comerciales, ademas de tener hoteles de cinco estrellas y tipicos restaurantes, clubes de servicios, teatros, casas de la cultura y museos.
Sus inicios se remontan al año de 1887 cuando le pusieron su nombre actual en honor al licenciado Francisco Gomez Palacio, a solicitud de Santiago Lavin Cuadra, quien fue gobernador del estado de Durango.
English version
Located in the North of Mexico is the State of Durango, a land famous for its movie sets and indutrial progress. Right there is also the municipality of Gomez Palacio, the industrial capital of the comarca lagunera, widely known for its huge amounts of productivity and projection, both national and international.
In a surface of 1082.72 square meters, Gomez Palacio ofers a 20 Celsius degree temperature in Spring and up to 39 degrees in summer. It is also considered an important railroad and comercial tie of the Comarca Lagunera that highlights for its extense irrigation zones where livestock, iron and steel are produced among others.
Gomez Palacio has a population of 300000 inhabitants. Its strategical location as well as its nearness to the United States allows it to offer an industrial development pole that leaves an important mark on international markets.
Nowadays this city holds a great number of industries that generate jobs to all the Comarca lagunera and offer an enormous amount of fun like theaters and historic sites to many tourists. It has also transformed into an important and appealing place for the practice of extreme sports.
Gomez Palacio is currently formed by residential areas, recreational centers, golf fields, convention centers and modern shopping areas. It also has comfortable five star hotels, tipical restaurants, service clubs, theaters, houses of culture, museums.