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Monclova

Also 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

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Monclova
Population: 237169
Elevation: 606
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
native label: Monclova

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History
Geography
Climate
Economy
Tourism
Buildings and monuments
Parks and gardens
Sister cities
Notable people
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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".