Monterrey

Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico... Wikipedia

  • Municipality:  Monterrey
  • Founded:  September 20, 1596
  • Founded as:  Ciudad Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey (English translation: Metropolitan city of Our Lady of Monterrey)
  • Founded by:  Diego de Montemayor
  • Named for:  Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey
  • Mayor:  Adrián de la Garza Santos
  • Population (2020):  1,142,952
  • Rank:  23rd in North America, 9th in Mexico
  • Urban:  5,324,281
  • Metro:  5,341,177
  • Demonym(s):  Regiomontano(a), Regio(a)
  • Time zone:  CST (UTC−6)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo