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) | |
Country | Mexico |
State(s) | Jalisco |
Largest city | Guadalajara |
Other cities | - Zapopan - 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) |
In 2020 the Guadalajara metropolitan area had a population of 5,268,642 distributed in eight municipalities.[4]
No. | Municipality | Population Census 2015[4] | Population Census 2020[5] | Area in km2 | Inhabitants per km2 (2020) |
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1 | Guadalajara | 1,460,148 | 1,385,629 | 150.36 | 9,215.4 |
2 | Zapopan | 1,332,272 | 1,476,491 | 1,017.24 | 1,451.46 |
3 | Tlaquepaque | 664,193 | 687,720 | 118.60 | 5,978.65 |
4 | Tonalá | 536,111 | 569,913 | 156.5 | 3,641.61 |
5 | Tlajomulco de Zúñiga | 549,552 | 727,750 | 682.5 | 1,066.3 |
6 | El Salto | 183,437 | 232,852 | 92.39 | 2,520.31 |
7 | Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos | 53,045 | 67,969 | 184.32 | 368.75 |
8 | Juanacatlán | 17,955 | 30,855 | 141.22 | 218.48 |
Total GMA | 4,796,603 | 5,268,642 | 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% |
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