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Monclova
Sign in to saveAlso known as Santiago de la Monclova
Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Monclova
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipio
- Settlement.leader_title
- Presidente Municipal
- Settlement.leader_name
- Carlos Villarreal Pérez (PRI)
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 24 July 1577
- Settlement.founder
- Alonso de León
- Settlement.named_for
- Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015
- Settlement.population_total
- 231,107
- Settlement.population_metro
- 381,432
- Settlement.population_density_metro_km2
- 29.88
- Settlement.timezone
- CST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- –6
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 620
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Codigo Postal
- Settlement.postal_code
- 25700
- Settlement.area_code
- +52-866
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Monclova
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Monclova Municipality
- Population
- 237169
- Elevation
- 606
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Capital of
- Mexican Texas
- Founded by
- Alonso de León
- Official website
- www.monclova.gob.mx
- Image
- Panoramica de monclova.jpg
- Dialing code
- 866
- Licence plate code
- 5
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- inception
- 1689-00-00
- Commons category
- Monclova
- postal code
- 25700–25799
- different from
- Monclova Municipality
- native label
- Monclova
- twinned administrative body
- Laredo
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Monclova
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Tourism
- Buildings and monuments
- Parks and gardens
- Sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- Sources
- External links
Monclova () is a city and the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. According to the 2015 census, the city had 231,107 inhabitants. Its metropolitan area has 381,432 inhabitants and a population density of 29.88 inhabitants per square kilometer. Monclova is the third-largest city and metropolitan area in the state in terms of population, after Torreón and Saltillo.
The city accounts for the highest production of steel in Mexico as well as Latin America, hence its nickname "The Steel Capital".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monclova” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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