Mexico City megalopolis
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.[1]
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.[2]
The Megalopolis of Central Mexico includes 10 metropolitan areas of Mexico, as defined by the National Population Council (CONAPO): Valley of Mexico, Puebla, Toluca, Cuernavaca, Pachuca, Tlaxcala–Apizaco, Cuautla, Tulancingo, Tula and Tianguistenco.[3] 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 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.[2] Its population as of 2020 is 30.8 million people, about 25% of the country's total.
Some sources include Greater Querétaro in this megalopolis, with a population of over a million. Querétaro is also part of the fast-growing macroregion of Bajío.[4]
Component metropolitan areas
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Federative Entity | Munic. | Area (km2) | 2020 Census[5] | 2010 Census[6] | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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 | 30,814,677 | 27,833,932 | +10.71% |
References
- ^ The Transition to a Predominantly Urban World and its Underpinnings, p.14
- ^ a b Área metropolitana del Valle de México PROAIRE
- ^ "Delimitation of Mexico's Metropolitan Areas 2015" (in Spanish). CONAPO. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Megalópolis del centro del país", Effeta, June 2014
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - Consulta" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.