Montemorelos
Montemorelos | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Motto(s): Tierra Feraz y Privilegiada (Feracious and Privileged Land) | |
Montemorelos Location in Mexico | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 67,428 |
| • Density | 36.08/km2 (93.44/sq mi) |
| • City | 54,467 |
| • City density | 3,297/km2 (8,539/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 67515 |
| 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.