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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
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Associated With

Mexico, Countries

Nuevo Leon is a state of Mexico.

Source Nuevo Leon (Wikipedia)
Monterrey, Cities

monterrey is associated with nuevo-leon.

Source Nuevo Leon (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Monterrey, Cities

monterrey is the capital of nuevo-leon.

Source Nuevo Leon (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Nuevo Leon (Wikipedia)
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    Nuevo Leon, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo Leon, 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
  • Infobox, population
    5,784,442 (2020)
  • Infobox, area
    64,156 km2
  • Infobox, Admission field
    Admission: 7 May 1824
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