Santiago, Nuevo León
Santiago | |
|---|---|
Seat | |
Church of Santiago Letters in Ocampo Plaza | |
| Motto: Cultura y Progreso | |
| Coordinates: 25°26′N 100°08′W / 25.433°N 100.133°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Founded | 1648 |
| Founded by | Diego Rodríguez de Montemayor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David de la Peña Marroquin (PRI) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 739.2 km2 (285.4 sq mi) |
| • City | 68.47 km2 (26.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Municipality | 46,784 |
| • Density | 63.29/km2 (163.9/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,341,177 |
| • City | 43,019 |
| • City density | 628.3/km2 (1,627/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
Santiago is a municipality and city located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area and its area comprises around 739.2 km2 (285.4 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 46,784.
Santiago, Nuevo León, was named a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2006 by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism. Santiago joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2017.