City Details: Monterrey

A few alternate names for Monterrey are: MTY, Mantehrehj, Mons Regis, Monterej, Monterejo, Monterejus, Monterey, Monterrei, Monterrej, Monterreja

Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The city anchors the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in Mexico, after Greater Mexico City with a population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and it is also the second-most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP (PPP) of US$140 billion in 2015. According to the 2020 census, Monterrey itself has a population of 1,142,194. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Monterrey is a major business and industrial hub in Mexico and Latin America.

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Monterrey

General Information

Official Name: Mexico
Common Name: Mexico
Population: 1135512
Timezone: America/Monterrey
Coordinates: 25.67507, -100.31847
Country Code: MEX
Continent: North America

Closest Airports to Monterrey

1. Del Norte International Airport (NTR), distance from city center: 22.70 km
2. General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), distance from city center: 24.10 km
3. Plan De Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), distance from city center: 62.79 km

Location of Monterrey

Country Details

Country: Mexico
Official Name: United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City
Region: Americas
Subregion: North America
Population: 128,932,753
Area: 1,964,375 km²
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Mexican peso ($)
Timezones: UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00
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Has borders with:

Belize
Guatemala
United States

Holidays in Monterrey, Mexico

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Natalicio de Benito Juárez - 2026-03-16
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Viernes Santo - 2026-04-03
Día del Trabajo - 2026-05-01
Día de la Independencia - 2026-09-16
Día de la Revolución - 2026-11-16
Navidad - 2026-12-25

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City Details: Monterrey

A few alternate names for Monterrey are: MTY, Mantehrehj, Mons Regis, Monterej, Monterejo, Monterejus, Monterey, Monterrei, Monterrej, Monterreja

General Information

Closest Airports to Monterrey

Location of Monterrey

Country Details

Has borders with:

Holidays in Monterrey, Mexico

Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Mexico for 2026

Top Events in Monterrey, Mexico

Moenia

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Museums in Monterrey, Mexico

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MARCO

El Obispado

Museo La Milarca

Museo de Historia Mexicana

Museo del Vidrio

Museo del Noreste (MUNE)

Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey

Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano

Casa de la Cultura

Museo del Acero Horno 3

Museo de Fauna y Ciencias Naturales

Museo del Acero Horno 3

Museo del Palacio

La Milarca

Museo del Obispado

Salón de la Fama del Beisbol

Papalote Museo del Niño

Museo de Autos y Transportes Mty