It serves as a commercial center of northern Mexico and is the base of many significant international corporations. Monterrey is one of the most livable cities in Mexico, and a 2018 study found that suburb San Pedro Garza García is the city with the best quality of life in Mexico. According to the 2020 census, the city itself has a population of 1,142,194.
Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor to the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest in Mexico with an estimated population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and the second most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP ( PPP) of US$140 billion in 2015. Monterrey ( / ˌ m ɒ n t ə ˈ r eɪ/ ⓘ MON-tə- RAY, Spanish: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the second largest city in Mexico behind Mexico City.
The words 'Ciudad de Monterrey' shown on the flag and seal translate to 'City of Monterrey' in English.
