Monterrey

Summary

Monterrey is a locality^[1]. Monterrey ranks in the top 0.061% of locality entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,774 views/month, #2 of 3,278).^[2]

Key Facts

• Monterrey is located in Monterrey Municipality^[3].
• Monterrey is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Monterrey's head of government is recorded as Adrián de la Garza^[5].
• Monterrey's instance of is recorded as locality^[6].
• Monterrey's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Monterrey's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Monterrey's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[9].
• Monterrey's founder is recorded as Diego de Montemayor^[10].
• Monterrey's flag is recorded as flag of Monterrey^[11].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bethlehem^[12].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iași^[13].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mendoza^[14].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Antonio^[15].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Concepción^[16].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shenyang^[17].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dallas^[18].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Medellín^[19].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cali^[20].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hamilton^[21].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Torreón^[22].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orlando^[23].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Surabaya^[24].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mexico City^[25].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rosario^[26].
• Monterrey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maracaibo^[27].

Body

Geography

Monterrey is in the country of Mexico^[4]. Monterrey is located in Monterrey Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1135512'}^[28] and {'amount': '+1142952'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include locality^[6], city^[7], big city^[8], and locality of Mexico^[9].

History and Context

September 20, 1596 marks the founding of Monterrey^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Monterrey include Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo^[31], an international airport^[32], in Mexico^[33] and Monterrey metropolitan area^[34], a metropolitan area^[35], in Mexico^[36].

Why It Matters

Monterrey ranks in the top 0.061% of locality entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,774 views/month, #2 of 3,278).^[2] Monterrey has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Monterrey is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Monterrey include Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo^[31], an international airport^[32], in Mexico^[33] and Monterrey metropolitan area^[34], a metropolitan area^[35], in Mexico^[36].