List of metropolitan areas of Mexico
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Metropolitan areas in Mexico are difficult to determine. Contrary to what happens in the Unites States or some European countries, cities usually are not well defined. The lowest level government unit are the municipios, which can be compared to American counties. This tend to include rural areas, so the actual size of cities within them is relatively unknown.
Metropolitan areas, as defined by the National Population Council (CONAPO) are municipalities that heavily interact with each other, usually around a core city. Not all of the area (and population) considered in Metropolitan areas are agglomerated into a same urban sprawl, but interact heavily with a main city o with other smaller ones. Municipios in the Northern states tend to cover larger areas than those in Central and Southern Mexico, and therefore include various cities.
Few metro areas expand beyond the limits of one state, namely: Mexico City (Distrito Federal, Mexico & Hidalgo), Puebla (Puebla & Tlaxcala), La Laguna (Coahuila & Durango), and Tampico (Tamaulipas & Veracruz).
Largest Metropolitan Areas of Mexico by Population 2005
Population of the 30 biggest metropolitan areas in Mexico as reported in the 2005 Census [link]:| Rank | City | State | Population | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mexico City | Distrito Federal | 19.23 million | Center South |
| 02 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 4.10 million | West |
| 03 | Monterrey | Nuevo Leon | 3.66 million | North East |
| 04 | Puebla | Puebla | 2.11 million | East |
| 05 | Toluca | México | 1.61 million | Center South |
| 06 | Tijuana | Baja California | 1.48 million | North West |
| 07 | León | Guanajuato | 1.43 million | Center |
| 08 | Ciudad Juárez | Chihuahua | 1.31 million | North West |
| 09 | La Laguna | Coahuila | 1.11 million | North East |
| 10 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 0.96 million | Center |
| 11 | Querétaro | Querétaro | 0.92 million | Center |
| 12 | Mérida | Yucatán | 0.90 million | South East |
| 13 | Mexicali | Baja California | 0.85 million | North West |
| 14 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 0.81 million | Center |
| 15 | Tampico | Tamaulipas | 0.80 million | Center |
| 16 | Cuernavaca | Morelos | 0.79 million | Center |
| 17 | Acapulco | Guerrero | 0.79 million | South |
| 18 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 0.78 million | North East |
| 19 | Culiacán | Sinaloa | 0.76 million | North West |
| 20 | Morelia | Michoacan | 0.74 million | West |
| 21 | Saltillo | Coahuila | 0.73 million | Northeast |
| 22 | Veracruz | Veracruz | 0.70 million | East |
| 23 | Villahermosa | Tabasco | 0.65 million | Southeast |
| 24 | Río Bravo | Tamaulipas | 0.63 million | West |
| 25 | Cancún | Quintana Roo | 0.59 million | Southeast |
| 26 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | 0.58 million | South |
| 27 | Xalapa | Veracruz | 0.55 million | East |
| 28 | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 0.50 million | South |
| 29 | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | 0.46 million | Northeast |
| 30 | Poza Rica | Veracruz | 0.46 million | East |
Metropolitan Areas of Mexico by GDP per Capita 2000
The following list contains population as reported by CONAPO with data for the 2000 census. The National Population Council prepares information regarding the Human Development Index of all the municipalities in the country, which includes GDP per capita and is the source for this article. [link]
| Ranking | Population Rank | Metro Area | Population | GDP per Capita |
| 1 | 20 | Saltillo | 637,273 | 13,936 |
| 2 | 3 | Monterrey | 3,299,302 | 13,779 |
| 3 | 13 | Querétaro | 787,341 | 13,696 |
| 4 | 17 | Chihuahua | 696,495 | 13,489 |
| 5 | 8 | Juárez | 1,218,817 | 12,970 |
| 6 | 1 | Valle de México | 18,396,677 | 11,306 |
| 7 | 16 | Aguascalientes | 707,516 | 10,905 |
| 8 | 9 | La Laguna | 1,007,291 | 10,120 |
| 9 | 10 | San Luis Potosí | 850,828 | 9,606 |
| 10 | 6 | Tijuana | 1,274,240 | 9,590 |
| 11 | 4 | Puebla | 1,888,891 | 9,544 |
| 12 | 5 | Toluca | 1,451,801 | 9,383 |
| 13 | 11 | Mérida | 803,920 | 9,344 |
| 14 | 19 | Veracruz | 642,680 | 9,198 |
| 15 | 2 | Guadalajara | 3,699,136 | 8,849 |
| 16 | 15 | Cuernavaca | 738,326 | 8,150 |
| 17 | 14 | Tampico | 746,417 | 8,128 |
| 18 | 21 | Villahermosa | 600,580 | 7,976 |
| 19 | 12 | Acapulco | 791,558 | 7,759 |
| 20 | 7 | León | 1,269,179 | 7,550 |
| 21 | 18 | Morelia | 659,940 | 7,477 |
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