Monterrey
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 | |
 Coat airms | |
| Eik-name(s): Sultan o the North, The Ceety o the Muntains | |
| Motto(s): Wirk Tempers the Spirit | |
 Location o Monterrey athin Nuevo León | |
  Monterrey Location o Monterrey athin Nuevo León | |
| Coordinates: 25°40′N 100°18′W / 25.667°N 100.300°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 |
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns – Sister ceeties
eeditMonterrey is twinned wi:
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References
eedit- ↑ a b c "Ubicación Geográfica". Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León. Retrieved 24 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "2010 INEG Census Tables". INEG. Archived frae the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 4 Juin 2011.
- ↑ a b "NAI Mexico Study" (PDF). NAI Mexico. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 14 Julie 2011. Retrieved 7 Januar 2009.
- ↑ a b Emmot, Robert (1 Juin 2011). "Special report: If Monterrey falls Mexico falls – Rueters". Rueters.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Global city GDP rankings 2008–2025". Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Archived frae the original on 31 Mey 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2009. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ Contreras, Joseph (2009). In the shadow of the giant: the Americanization of modern Mexico. Rutgers University Press. p. 276.
- ↑ "Barcelona internacional – Ciutats agermanades" (in Catalan). 2006–2009 Ajuntament de Barcelona. Archived frae the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 13 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Hamilton Ontario Sister Cities". Archived frae the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 Januar 2008.