Map of Monterrey, Mexico

Monterrey is the administrative centre of Nuevo León, Mexico, with a population of about 1,135,512. It lies at 25.6751°N, 100.3185°W. Monterrey is about 705 km (438 mi) north of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Guadalupe, 6 km to the east.

Monterrey at a glance

Where is Monterrey?

• The 13th largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• The largest city in Nuevo León on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 32 min on the shortest day to 13 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Monterrey

• Guadalupe — 6 km east
• San Nicolás de los Garza — 8 km north
• San Pedro Garza García — 9 km west
• Ciudad General Escobedo — 14 km north
• Santa Catarina — 14 km west
• Jardines de la Silla (Jardines) — 14 km east
• Ciudad Apodaca — 18 km northeast
• Ciudad Benito Juárez — 23 km east
• Fraccionamiento Real Palmas — 30 km northeast
• García — 32 km northwest

Largest cities in Nuevo León

• Guadalupe — 673,616
• Ciudad Apodaca — 467,157
• Ciudad General Escobedo — 454,967
• San Nicolás de los Garza — 412,199
• Ciudad Benito Juárez — 308,285
• Santa Catarina — 304,052
• San Pedro Garza García — 132,128
• García — 93,641
• Linares — 70,378
• Cadereyta Jiménez — 68,111

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.