General Escobedo, or simply Escobedo, is a city and municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area. As of the census of 2005, the population was 295,131 in the city and 299,364 in the municipality. The municipality has an area of around 149 km2 (58 sq mi) and shares borders to the south with San Nicolás de los Garza, Monterrey and Santa Catarina; to the north wi…