Monterrey, Nuevo Leon

Welcome to the City of Monterrey, capital of Nuevo Leon.

Also known as? Mountain City??, Monterrey is a strength that is framed by the Cerro de la Silla, the Loma Larga, Topo Chico, the Cerro de las Mitras and the Sierra Madre Oriental.

Considered as an important generator of resources for its variety of industries and businesses, the city also has several museums and art galleries, amusement parks and is home to thousands of local and foreign students.

Here is produced beer, glass, cement, snuff, and a variety of foods.

Monterrey has a great history since its inhabitants fought wars in American and French intervention. In addition to its large number of universities are to call it? Knowledge City??.

Basics

Official name: Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo Leon

Gentile: Neolonés (a) and Nuevo Leon (a)

Surface: 64.220 km2 (3.3% of the country)

Population: 4,199,292 (4.0% of the country)

Capital: Monterrey (3.7 million)

Municipalities: 51

Adjacent states: North and east of Tamaulipas, on the south and west by San Luis and Zacatecas, and to the north by Coahuila, Tamaulipas and the U.S. state of Texas

Hours: Central Mexico, UTC-6

Maximum height: 3,710

Monterrey Height: 587

GDP: $ 517.475 million (2004)

Activities: service, retail, manufacturing (metal, machinery and equipment)

Climate: Hot and dry, rain in May and September

Nuevo Leon is located near the border and the Gulf of Mexico ports.

The state of Nuevo Leon in northeastern Mexico. It has an area of 64.220 km2, 3.3% of the total land area.

It is bounded to the north and east by Tamaulipas to the south and west by San Luis and Zacatecas, and to the north by Coahuila, Tamaulipas and the U.S. state of Texas. The geographical coordinates of its ends are: North 27 º 49 'south and 23 ° 11' north latitude. East 98 ° 26 'and 101 º west 14' west longitude.

Monterrey

Monterrey, the state capital, is 73 miles from Saltillo, 900 miles from Mexico City, 223 miles from Nuevo Laredo, and 300 km from the port of Matamoros. For this position is a major commercial crossings of Mexico.

Check the state road map with distances between municipalities.

The state has 51 municipalities, of which nine are the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Santa Catarina, Guadalupe, San Nicolas de los Garza, Apodaca, General Escobedo and Juarez.

Check out our municipalities.

Program information

Coordinates: Latitude 27 º 49 'north, 23 ° 11' south, longitude 98 ° 26 'east and 101 ° 14' west.

Municipalities: 51

Municipalities in the metropolitan area: 9

History of Nuevo Leon

Coat of Nuevo Leon

The coat of Nuevo Leon represents strength, hard work, progress, goodness and recognizes the protagonists of the history of the State.

History Foundation of Monterrey

Monterrey, capital of Nuevo Leon, had three foundations.

Featured Neoloneses

Some personalities who have excelled in the history of Nuevo Leon for their contributions to politics, the arts, science and technology.

Governors of Nuevo Leon

Meet those who have ruled the state since the sixteenth century.

First inhabitants in Nuevo Leon

List of archaeological sites in the state, and of the main tribes in Nuevo Leon, food, materials, weapons and clothing they wore.

Culture and traditions of Nuevo Leon.

The culture of Nuevo Leon is diverse: we are proud northern music, the poetry of Alfonso Reyes, the traditional roast on the weekend and our parks. Our art scene is one of the most active in the country.

What to see

Nuevo Leon has cultural spaces for all interests, including the Museum of Contemporary Art MARCO, Museum of Mexican History, old industrial sites in Fundidora Park and Planetarium Alfa.

The City Theatre, the Auditorium Arena Monterrey and Coca-Cola have good shows every week. If you want to hear the newest music searches Monterey Old Town bars.

Go directories of museums, galleries and theaters and view the calendar of events to see what show you see today.

Here a video of what you can do a Monterrey Nuevo Leon