Greater Mexico City facts for kids
Greater Mexico City and Mexico City (Distrito Federal)
Greater Mexico City refers to the conurbation around Mexico City. The official name is Mexico City Metropolitan Area (Área Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México). It is made up of the Federal District itself and 41 surrounding municipalities of the states of Mexico and Hidalgo.
Components of the agglomeration
Mexico City Metropolitan Area
The Mexico City Metropolitan Area is defined to be integrated by:
- The 16 boroughs (delegaciones) of the Federal District (Mexico City proper)
- Azcapotzalco
- Álvaro Obregón
- Benito Juárez
- Coyoacán
- Cuajimalpa de Morelos
- Cuauhtémoc
- Gustavo A. Madero
- Iztacalco
- Iztapalapa
- Magdalena Contreras
- Miguel Hidalgo
- Milpa Alta
- Tláhuac
- Tlalpan
- Venustiano Carranza
- Xochimilco
- The 40 municipalities of the State of Mexico
- Acolman
- Atenco
- Atizapán de Zaragoza
- Chalco
- Chiautla
- Chicoloapan
- Chiconcuac
- Chimalhuacán
- Coacalco de Berriozábal
- Cocotitlán
- Coyotepec
- Cuautitlán
- Cuautitlán Izcalli
- Ecatepec de Morelos
- Huehuetoca
- Huixquilucan
- Ixtapaluca
- Jaltenco
- La Paz
- Melchor Ocampo
- Naucalpan de Juárez
- Nextlalplan
- Nezahualcoyotl
- Nicolás Romero
- Papalotla
- San Martín de las Pirámides
- Tecámac
- Temamatla
- Teoloyucán
- Teotihuacán
- Tepetlaoxtoc
- Tepotzotlán
- Texcoco
- Tezoyuca
- Tlamanalco
- Tlalnepantla de Baz
- Tultepec
- Tultitlán
- Valle de Chalco Solidaridad
- Zumpango
- One conurbation municipality of the State of Hidalgo
Images for kids
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Comparative map of the original extent of the system of lakes and the current extent of today's urban area
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Growth of the urban area from 1900 to 2000
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Second level of the Periférico at San Jerónimo
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Mexico City's metro
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City of Teotihuacan
See also
In Spanish: Zona metropolitana del valle de México para niños
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