The Guadalajara metropolitan area (officially, in Spanish: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara)[2] is the most populous metropolitan area of the Mexican state of Jalisco and the third largest in the country after Greater Mexico City and Monterrey. It includes the core municipality of Guadalajara and the surrounding municipalities of Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, El Salto, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos and Juanacatlán.[2]
Guadalajara metropolitan area | ||
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| Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara (Spanish) | ||
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 Interactive Map of Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
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| Country |  Mexico | |
| State(s) |  Jalisco | |
| Largest city | Zapopan | |
| Other cities | - Guadalajara - Tlaquepaque - Tonalá - El Salto - Tlajomulco de Zúñiga | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,543.13 km2 (981.91 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,870 m (6,131.14 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 1,050 m (3,442.6 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 5,268,642 | |
| • Density | 2,071.71/km2 (5,365.7/sq mi) | |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | ||
| • Year | 2023 | |
| • Total | $123.8 billion[3] | |
| • Per capita | $22,800 | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | |
Population
editIn 2020 the Guadalajara metropolitan area had a population of 5,268,642 distributed in eight municipalities.[4]
| No. | Municipality | Population Census 2020[5] |
Population Census 2015[4] |
Area in km2 |
Inhabitants per km2 (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zapopan | 1,476,491 | 1,332,272 | 1,017.24 | 1,451.46 |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 1,385,629 | 1,460,148 | 150.36 | 9,215.4 |
| 3 | Tlaquepaque | 687,720 | 664,193 | 118.60 | 5,978.65 |
| 4 | Tonalá | 569,913 | 536,111 | 156.5 | 3,641.61 |
| 5 | Tlajomulco de Zúñiga | 727,750 | 549,552 | 682.5 | 1,066.3 |
| 6 | El Salto | 232,852 | 183,437 | 92.39 | 2,520.31 |
| 7 | Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos | 67,969 | 53,045 | 184.32 | 368.75 |
| 8 | Juanacatlán | 30,855 | 17,955 | 141.22 | 218.48 |
| Total GMA | 5,268,642 | 4,796,603 | 2,543.13 | 2,071.71 |
| Data | Year | ||||
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| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | |
| Total population of the GMA | 3,003,868 | 3,482,417 | 3,699,136 | 4,095,853 | 4,434,878 |
| Average annual growth rate | 2,7% | 1,4% | 1,7% | 1,55% | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Proyecciones de la Población de México 2005-2050 Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ a b c d Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005 Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ a b http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/preliminares2010.aspx Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 Resultados preliminares
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, México (web).