Megalopolis of Central Mexico
Corona regional del centro de México | |
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Country | Mexico |
Largest city | Mexico City |
Area | |
• Metro | 19,554 km2 (7,550 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro | 32,408,889 |
• Metro density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Metro | ~US$400 billion |
The Mexico City megalopolis, also known as the Megalopolis of Central Mexico (Spanish: Corona regional del centro de México), is a megalopolis containing Greater Mexico City and surrounding metropolitan areas. [3]
In 1996, the Programa General de Desarollo Urbano del Distrito Federal first proposed the concept of a "Megalopolis of Central Mexico", which was later expanded by PROAIRE, a metropolitan commission on the environment. [4]
The Megalopolis of Central Mexico (pre-2019 definition) includes 10 metropolitan areas of Mexico, as defined by the National Population Council (CONAPO): Valley of Mexico, Puebla, Toluca, Queretaro, Cuernavaca, Pachuca, Tlaxcala– Apizaco, Cuautla, Tulancingo, Tula and Tianguistenco. [5] Some of these areas form complex subregional rings themselves (i.e. Puebla forming a regional ring with Atlixco, San Martín Texmelucan, Tlaxcala and Apizaco).
The megalopolis (pre-2019 definition) spreads over 19,500 square kilometres (7,500 sq mi), and consists of 185 subdivisions in 6 federative entities: 169 municipalities, 81 in the State of Mexico, 39 in Tlaxcala, 19 in Puebla, 16 in Hidalgo, and 14 in Morelos; plus the 16 boroughs of Mexico City. [4] Its population as of 2020 is 30.8 million people, about 25% of the country's total.
Since 2019 the megalopolis (as defined by the Environmental Commission for the Megalopolis, CAMe) includes the state of Querétaro. [6] [7] The Querétaro metropolitan area is also part of the fast-growing macroregion of Bajío. [8]
Rank | Metropolitan Area | Federative Entity | Munic. | Area (km2) | 2020 Census [1] | 2010 Census [9] | Change |
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1 | Valley of Mexico | Mexico City, State of Mexico, Hidalgo | 76 | 7,866.1 | 21,804,515 | 20,116,842 | +8.39% |
4 | Puebla | Puebla, Tlaxcala | 39 | 2,392.4 | 3,199,530 | 2,728,790 | +17.25% |
5 | Toluca | State of Mexico | 16 | 2,410.5 | 2,353,924 | 2,014,091 | +16.87% |
8 | Querétaro | Querétaro | 5 | 2,427.3 | 1,594,212 | 1,161,458 | +37.26% |
16 | Cuernavaca | Morelos | 8 | 1,189.9 | 1,028,589 | 924,964 | +11.20% |
32 | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 7 | 1,184.8 | 665,929 | 512,196 | +30.01% |
33 | Tlaxcala– Apizaco | Tlaxcala | 19 | 708.1 | 570,308 | 499,567 | +14.16% |
38 | Cuautla | Morelos | 6 | 979.6 | 483,455 | 434,147 | +11.36% |
56 | Tulancingo | Hidalgo | 3 | 673.1 | 268,351 | 239,579 | +12.01% |
59 | Tula | Hidalgo | 5 | 1,845.8 | 256,795 | 205,812 | +24.77% |
67 | Tianguistenco | State of Mexico | 6 | 304.0 | 183,281 | 157,944 | +16.04% |
Mexico City megalopolis | 185 | 19,554.3 | 32,408,889 | 28,995,390 | +11.77% |