Monterrey
capital of the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Summary
Monterrey is a locality[1]. Monterrey ranks in the top 0.061% of locality entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,125 views/month, #2 of 3,278).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Monterrey Municipality[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Head of government: Adrián de la Garza[5]
- Instance of: city[6], big city[7], locality of Mexico[8]
- Founder: Diego de Montemayor[9]
- Flag: flag of Monterrey[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Bethlehem[11], Iași[12], Mendoza[13], San Antonio[14], Concepción[15], Shenyang[16], Dallas[17], Medellín[18], Cali[19], Hamilton[20], Torreón[21], Orlando[22], Surabaya[23], Mexico City[24]
- Postal code: 64000[25]
- Commons category: Monterrey[26]
- Local dialing code: 81[27]
- Inception: September 20, 1596[28]
- Coordinate location: 25.684444444444445, -100.31805555555556[29]
- Significant event: Battle of Monterrey[30]
- Official website: https://www.monterrey.gob.mx/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monterrey[32]
- Commons gallery: Monterrey[33]
- Population: 1,135,512[34], 1,142,952[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Monterrey include Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo[36], an international airport[37], in Mexico[38] and Monterrey metropolitan area[39], a metropolitan area[40], in Mexico[41].
Why It Matters
Monterrey has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Monterrey is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Monterrey include Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo[36], an international airport[37], in Mexico[38] and Monterrey metropolitan area[39], a metropolitan area[40], in Mexico[41].