The Mexico City megalopolis, also known as the Megalopolis of Central Mexico (), is a megalopolis containing Greater Mexico City and surrounding metropolitan areas.The Transition to a Predominantly Urban World and its Underpinnings, p.14
In 1996, the first proposed the concept of a "Megalopolis of Central Mexico", which was later expanded by PROAIRE, a metropolitan commission on the environment.Área metropolitana del Valle de México PROAIRE
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. 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 , 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. 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. The Querétaro metropolitan area is also part of the fast-growing macroregion of Bajío."Megalópolis del centro del país", Effeta, June 2014
Component metropolitan areas
Rank Metropolitan Area Federative Entity Munic. Area (km2) 2020 Census 2010 Census Change Valley of MexicoMexico City, State of Mexico, Hidalgo767,866.1 PueblaPuebla, Tlaxcala392,392.4 TolucaState of Mexico162,410.5 QuerétaroQuerétaro52,427.3 CuernavacaMorelos81,189.9 PachucaHidalgo71,184.8 Tlaxcala–ApizacoTlaxcala19708.1 CuautlaMorelos6979.6 TulancingoHidalgo3673.1 TulaHidalgo51,845.8 TianguistencoState of Mexico6304.0 Mexico City megalopolis18519,554.3
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