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:"This article is about the Mexican city; for other uses, see Monterrey (disambiguation)." Monterrey (Spanish) is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León and a municipality of the same name. Also known as the "City of the Mountains" and ""Sultana del Norte"" (Sultanette of the North), the city is a modern industrial and business center. It has a population of 1.1 million, but the metropolitan area has a total population of 3.8 million, making it the third most populated in the country and the second largest urban area after Mexico City. The metropolitan area has the highest GDP per capita of all metropolitan areas in Mexico . The whole metropolitan area has been ranked as having the highest GDP per capita and is the most secure conurbation in Latin America in 2005 The city is named after the Countess of Monterrei (a city in Galicia, Spain) wife of the Viceroy of New Spain Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, Count of Monterrey. History: :"See also articles in the ... Read more about Monterrey on Wikipedia

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