Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
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 Common name: Guadalajara Metropolitan Area |
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| Largest city | Guadalajara |
| Other cities | - Zapopan - Tlaquepaque - Tonalá - El Salto -Tlajomulco de Zuñiga |
| Population | |
| - Total | 4,298,715 (2008)[1][2] |
| - Density | 4,071/sq. mi. 1,572/km² |
| Area | 1,056 sq. mi. 2,734 km² |
| State(s) | - Jalisco |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | 6131.14 feet (1870 m) |
| - Lowest point | 3442.6 feet (1050 m) |
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 second largest in the country after Greater Mexico City. It includes the core municipality of Guadalajara and the surrounding municipalities of Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, El Salto, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos and Juanacatlán.[2]
[edit] Population
The Guadalajara Metropolitan Area had a total population of 4,095,853 in 2005, which had grown to an estimated 4,298,715 in 2008.[1][2]
| No. | Municipality | Population 2010[3] | Population 2005[4] | Area | Pop/sqkm |
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Guadalajara | 1,494,134 | 1,600,940 | 187.91 | 7951.3 |
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Zapopan | 1,233,538 | 1,155,790 | 893.15 | 1381.1 |
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Tlaquepaque | 608,187 | 563,006 | 270.88 | 2245.2 |
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Tonalá | 478,981 | 408,729 | 119.58 | 4005.5 |
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Tlajomulco de Z. | 416,552 | 220,630 | 636.93 | 654 |
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El Salto | 138,585 | 111,436 | 41.5 | 3339.4 |
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Ixtlahuacán de los M. | 41,057 | 23,420 | 184.25 | 222.8 |
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Juanacatlán | 13,218 | 11,902 | 89,08 | 148.4 |
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Total GMA | 4,424,252 | 4,095,853 | 2,734,0 | 1618.2 |
| 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 | 4.424.252 |
| Average annual growth rate | 2,7% | 1,4% | 1,8% | 1,7% | 1,55% |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Proyecciones de la Población de México 2005-2050 Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ a b c d e Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005 Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/preliminares2010.aspx Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 Resultados preliminares
- ^ Jalisco - Selected population by municipality Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
