San Nicolás de los Garza
city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León
San Nicolás de los Garza, is a city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is a suburb of Monterrey. It is the third-largest city in the state, behind Monterrey and Guadalupe.
San Nicolás de los Garza | |
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Nickname: San Nicolás | |
Motto: In Unum Progedientes | |
![]() Location of San Nicolás de los Garza in northern Mexico | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Nuevo León |
Founded | 5 February 1597 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Salgado Almaguer (PAN) |
Area | |
• City | 86.8 km2 (33.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• City | 476,761 |
• Density | 5,493/km2 (14,230/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,664,331 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |