Monterrey metropolitan area
Monterrey Metropolitan Area | ||
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| Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey (Spanish) | ||
Aerial view of Monterrey Campestre de Monterrey | ||
 Interactive Map of Monterrey Metropolitan Area
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| Country |  Mexico | |
| State(s) |  Nuevo Leon | |
| Largest city | Monterrey | |
| Other cities | - Apodaca - Cadereyta Jiménez - El Carmen - Ciénega de Flores - Garcia - General Escobedo - General Zuazua - Guadalupe - Juárez - Pesquería - Salinas Victoria - San Nicolás de los Garza - San Pedro Garza García - Santa Catarina - Santiago | |
| Area | ||
• Total | 2,957 sq mi (7,658 km2) | |
| Highest elevation | 4,900 ft (1,500 m) | |
| Lowest elevation | 1,680 ft (512 m) | |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | ||
• Total | 5,341,177 | |
| • Rank | 2nd | |
| • Density | 1,806/sq mi (697.5/km2) | |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | ||
| • Year | 2023 | |
| • Total | $190.3 billion[2] | |
| • Per capita | $37,200 | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | |
| Area code | 81 | |
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The Monterrey metropolitan area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey), also known as Greater Monterrey, is a conurbation in the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León, centered on the city of Monterrey. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in Mexico by population, with an estimated 5,341,177 inhabitants as of 2020. The region serves as a major industrial and economic hub for the country.
Overview
[edit]The Monterrey metropolitan area is composed of the municipalities/cities of:
- Apodaca
- Cadereyta Jiménez
- El Carmen
- Escobedo
- García
- Guadalupe
- Juárez
- Monterrey
- Salinas Victoria
- San Nicolás de los Garza
- San Pedro Garza García
- Santa Catarina
- Santiago
There are three adjacent towns that do not maintain continuous urban development with the core urban area. These towns are considered strategic as the metropolitan area grows and integrates them:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Monterrey metropolitan area
- ^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Monterrey metropolitan area at Wikimedia Commons- INEGI - Statistics of the ZMM - 2001
- https://www.nuevoleon.gob.mx
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