Montemorelos | |
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Municipality | |
Motto(s): Tierra Feraz y Privilegiada (Feracious and Privileged Land) | |
Coordinates: 25°11′13.99″N 99°50′36.01″W / 25.1872194°N 99.8433361°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Nuevo León |
Settled | 1665 |
Settled as | Villa de San Mateo del Pilón |
Government | |
• Municipal president | Luis Fernando Garza Guerrero "El Dragón" |
Area | |
• Total | 1,869 km2 (722 sq mi) |
• City | 16.52 km2 (6.38 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 67,428 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
• City | 54,467 |
• City density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 826 |
Website | [1] |
Montemorelos is a city and surrounding municipality of 67,428 inhabitants located in the Northern Mexican state of Nuevo León, in the valley of the Pilon River. It was named after José María Morelos.