Greater Mexico City
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About Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City (Spanish: Zona metropolitana de la Ciudad de México). It encompasses Mexico City itself and 45 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. 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.
As of 2020, 21,436,911 people lived in Greater Mexico City, 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, altogether making up the Mexico City megalopolis.
The phenomenon of conurbation in Mexico is relatively recent, starting in the 1940s. Mexico City became the first metropolitan area in the country when its...
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