Nuevo León
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Nuevo León (English: New León) (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnweβo leˈon] ⓘ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León) is a state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi, and has an extremely narrow international border with the U.S. state of Texas. Covering 64,156 square kilometers (24,771 square miles) and with a population of 5.78 million people, Nuevo León is the thirteenth-largest federal entity by area and the seventh-most populous as of 2020.[8][9]
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Nuevo León | |
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Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León (Spanish) | |
Motto: Semper Ascendens(Always Ascending) | |
Anthem: Himno de Nuevo León | |
Coordinates: 25°34′N 99°58′W | |
Country | Mexico |
Capital and largest city | Monterrey |
Largest metro | Greater Monterrey |
Admission | May 7, 1824[1] |
Order | 15th |
Government | |
• Governor | Samuel García Sepúlveda |
• Senators[2] | Luis David Ortíz Salinas Indira Kempis Martínez Víctor Oswaldo Fuentes Solís |
• Deputies[3] |
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Area | |
• Total | 64,156 km2 (24,771 sq mi) |
Ranked 13th | |
Highest elevation | 3,710 m (12,208 ft) |
Population (2020)[6] | |
• Total | 5,784,442 |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Rank | 14th |
Demonym | Neoleonés |
GDP | |
• Total | MXN 2.349 trillion (US$116.9 billion) (2022) |
• Per capita | (US$19,452) (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Postal code | 64–67 |
Area code | |
ISO 3166 code | MX-NLE |
HDI | 0.786 high Ranked 3rd of 32 |
Website | Official Web Site |
Monterrey, the state's capital, is the most populous city in Nuevo León and the ninth-largest in Mexico. Monterrey is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in the country with an estimated population of 5.3 million people in 2020.[10] About 92% of the state's population lives in the metropolitan area.
Prior to European colonization, Nuevo León was home to various nomadic groups, known as chichimecas to the Spaniards. Stemming from Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva's expedition in 1580, the New Kingdom of León was established, encompassing present-day Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Texas, but permanent settlement did not occur until 1592. In 1824, Nuevo León became a state of Mexico following the country's successful war for independence. The state began industrializing in the late 19th century and early 20th century, establishing various large companies, which accelerated after the Mexican Revolution. Today, Nuevo León is a major manufacturing hub with one of Mexico's largest economies.