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Nuevo Leon

State

Nuevo Leon, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo Leon, is a state in northeastern Mexico bordering Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi, with a narrow international border with the U.S. state of Texas. It had a population of 5,784,442 in 2020 across an area of about 64,156 square kilometers, and its capital is Monterrey. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Monterrey 1
Population
5,784,442 1
2020 figure from Nuevo Leon's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Area (sq km)
64,156 1
Admission Year
1824 1
Latitude
25.567 degrees north 1
Longitude
99.967 degrees west 1
Nuevo Leon
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Monterrey

Nuevo Leon
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Mexico, Countries

Nuevo Leon is a state of Mexico.

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Monterrey, Cities

monterrey is associated with nuevo-leon.

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Has Capital

Monterrey, Cities

monterrey is the capital of nuevo-leon.

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Sources
1. Nuevo Leon (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi, and has an extremely narrow international border with the U.S. state of Texas.
  • Infobox, capital
    Monterrey
  • Article text
    The early 21st century saw continued growth, with a population of 5,784,442 by 2020.
  • Lead section
    Covering 64,156 square kilometers (24,771 square miles) and with a population of 5.78 million people, Nuevo León is the thirteenth-largest federal entity by area and the seventh-most populous as of 2020.
  • Article text
    In 1824, Nuevo León became a state of Mexico following the country's successful war for independence.
  • Part Of: Mexico, Lead paragraph
    of Nuevo León, is a state in northeastern Mexico.
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Wikidata: Nuevo Leon
Wikidata Q15282, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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