Map of San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico

San Nicolás de los Garza is a city in Nuevo León, Mexico, with a population of about 412,199. It lies at 25.7417°N, 100.3022°W. San Nicolás de los Garza is about 712 km (443 mi) north of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ciudad General Escobedo, 6 km to the north.

San Nicolás de los Garza at a glance

Where is San Nicolás de los Garza?

• The 48th largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• The 5th 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 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Nicolás de los Garza

• Ciudad General Escobedo — 6 km north
• Monterrey — 8 km south
• Guadalupe — 9 km southeast
• Ciudad Apodaca — 12 km east
• San Pedro Garza García — 14 km southwest
• Jardines de la Silla (Jardines) — 17 km southeast
• Santa Catarina — 17 km southwest
• Fraccionamiento Real Palmas — 23 km northeast
• Ciudad Benito Juárez — 23 km southeast
• García — 31 km west

Largest cities in Nuevo León

• Monterrey — 1,135,512
• Guadalupe — 673,616
• Ciudad Apodaca — 467,157
• Ciudad General Escobedo — 454,967
• 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.