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Monterrey (Spaingie pronunciation: [monteˈrei] ( listen)), is the caipital ceety o the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the kintra o Mexico.[1] The ceety is anchor tae the third-lairgest metropolitan aurie in Mexico[2][3] an is rankit as the nint-lairgest ceety in the naition. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north o the kintra an is the base o mony significant internaitional corporations.[4] Furthermair, Monterrey is Mexico's seicont richest ceety, an the warld's 63rd richest, wi an economy that haed a 2008 GDP o USD $102 billion.[5] Monterrey is ane o Mexico's maist developit ceeties, wi the heichest per caipita income in the naition, an is regardit as a heichlie developit ceety.[3][4] Although rich in history an cultur, Monterrey is aften regardit as the maist "Americanizit" ceety in entire kintra, even abuin the ceeties alang the U.S-Mexico border.[6]
Monterrey | |
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Ciudad de Monterrey Ceety o Monterrey | |
Eik-name(s): Sultan o the North, The Ceety o the Muntains | |
Motto(s): Wirk Tempers the Spirit | |
![]() Location o Monterrey athin Nuevo León | |
Coordinates: 25°40′N 100°18′W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Nuevo León |
Municipality | Monterrey |
Foondit | 20 September 1596 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Fernando Larrazábal Bretón (PAN) |
Area | |
• Ceety | 969.70 km2 (374.40 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5346.80 km2 (2,064.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Ceety | 1,130,960 |
• Density | 2532/km2 (6,560/sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,080,329 |
• Metro density | 923/km2 (2,390/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Regiomontano(a) Regio(a) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST.[1]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT[1]) |
Website | (in Spaingie) Official Monterrey Government Website |
Monterrey is twinned wi:
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