Apodaca (Spanish pronunciation: [apoˈðaka]) is a city and its surrounding municipality that is part of Monterrey Metropolitan area.

Viva Airline and Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte have their corporate headquarters on the grounds of Escobedo Airport.

[8][9] The municipality of Apodaca is one of the major industrial centers of the state of Nuevo León.

[citation needed] American companies, such as Whirlpool, General Electric, Polaris Industries, Callaway Golf Company, Parker Hannifin, and Visteon, among many others, have manufacturing operations in Apodaca.

[citation needed] The Asociacion Regiomontana de Lengua Japonesa A.C. (モンテレー補習授業校 Monterē Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese supplementary school, was previously based in Apodaca.