The Monterrey metropolitan area, also known as Greater Monterrey, refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey, the metropolitan area is the 2nd-largest in Mexico.
Monterrey Metropolitan Area | ||
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| Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey (Spanish) | ||
From top, left to right: Monterrey Country Club aerial view; Arena Monterrey; Building of Banco Mercantil de Monterrey; Rufino Tamayo Park; Torres Obispado; Estadio BBVA; Monterrey Cathedral & Macroplaza (Padre Mier Avenue). | ||
 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 | |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (700/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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Overview
editThe 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
editReferences
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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