Guadalajara metropolitan area

Guadalajara metropolitan area
Metropolitan Area
Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara (Spanish)
Skyline of Puerta de Hierro
Skyline of Puerta de Hierro
Map
Interactive Map of Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
Country Mexico
State(s) Jalisco
Largest cityZapopan
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
 (2020)[1][2]
 • Total
5,268,642
 • Density2,071.71/km2 (5,365.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$123.8 billion[3]
 • Per capita$22,800
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)

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]

Population

In 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
Detailed Guadalajara metropolitan area population data by INEGI
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
Total population and growth rate (INEGI, 2005)[2]
Data Year
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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ^ a b http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/preliminares2010.aspx Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 Resultados preliminares
  5. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, México (web).