| Megalopolis of Central Mexico | |
| Native Name: | Corona regional del centro de México |
| Settlement Type: | Megalopolis |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ciudad de México México Hidalgo Morelos Puebla Tlaxcala |
| Subdivision Type2: | Largest city |
| Population Metro: | 32408889 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 19554 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Metro |
| Demographics2 Info1: | ~US$400 billion |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
The Mexico City megalopolis, also known as the Megalopolis of Central Mexico (es|link=no|Corona regional del centro de México), is a megalopolis containing Greater Mexico City and surrounding metropolitan areas.[2]
In 1996, the Spanish; Castilian: 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.[3]
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.[4] 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 19500km2, 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.[3] 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.[5] [6] The Querétaro metropolitan area is also part of the fast-growing macroregion of Bajío.[7]
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Federative Entity | Munic. | Area (km2) | 2020 Census[8] | 2010 Census[9] | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley of Mexico | Mexico City, State of Mexico, Hidalgo | 76 | 7,866.1 | ||||
| Puebla | Puebla, Tlaxcala | 39 | 2,392.4 | ||||
| Toluca | State of Mexico | 16 | 2,410.5 | ||||
| Querétaro | Querétaro | 5 | 2,427.3 | ||||
| Cuernavaca | Morelos | 8 | 1,189.9 | ||||
| Pachuca | Hidalgo | 7 | 1,184.8 | ||||
| Tlaxcala - Apizaco | Tlaxcala | 19 | 708.1 | ||||
| Cuautla | Morelos | 6 | 979.6 | ||||
| Tulancingo | Hidalgo | 3 | 673.1 | ||||
| Tula | Hidalgo | 5 | 1,845.8 | ||||
| Tianguistenco | State of Mexico | 6 | 304.0 | ||||
| Mexico City megalopolis | 185 | 19,554.3 | |||||