Greater Mexico City

Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City
Conurbation
	Zona metropolitana del Valle de México
	Mexico City
	Federal District and State of Mexico
Country	Mexico
Federative Entities	Mexico City; State of Mexico; Hidalgo;
Principal cities	Mexico City; Ecatepec de Morelos; Texcoco de Mora; Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl; Naucalpan de Juarez; Tlalnepantla de Baz; Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo; Tecámac; Atizapán de Zaragoza; Coacalco de Berriozabal; Cuautitlán; Cuautitlán Izcalli; Valle de Chalco Solidaridad; Huixquilucan de Degollado;
Area
• Metro	7,866.1 km2 (3,037.1 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Metro	21,804,515
• Metro density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
GDP
• Metro	MXN 6.847 trillion; (US$340.8 billion) (2022)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)

Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (Spanish: Zona metropolitana del Valle de México).^[2] It encompasses Mexico City itself and 60 adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico and Hidalgo.

Mexico City's metropolitan area is the economic, political, and cultural hub of Mexico. In recent years it has reduced its relative importance in domestic manufacturing, but has kept its dominant role in the country’s economy thanks to an expansion of its tertiary activities.^[3] The area is also one of the powerhouse regions of Latin America, generating approximately $200 billion in GDP growth or 10 percent of the regional total.^[4]

As of 2020^[update], 21,804,515 people lived in Greater Mexico City,^[5] making it the largest metropolitan area in North America. Covering an area of 7,866.1 square kilometres (3,037.1 sq mi), it is surrounded by thin strips of highlands separating it from other adjacent metropolitan areas, together with which it makes up the Mexico City megalopolis.

^ Citibanamex (June 13, 2023). "Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Delimitation of Mexico's Metropolitan Areas 2015" (in Spanish). CONAPO. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "State of Latin America and Caribbean Cities 2012". UN Habitat. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ "Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities" (PDF). McKinsey Global Institute. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[GDP-1] Citibanamex (June 13, 2023). "Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[conapo-2] "Delimitation of Mexico's Metropolitan Areas 2015" (in Spanish). CONAPO. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[habitat-3] "State of Latin America and Caribbean Cities 2012". UN Habitat. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[mckinsey-4] "Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities" (PDF). McKinsey Global Institute. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[census2020-5] "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

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