Monterrey metropolitan area

25°40′N 100°18′W / 25.667°N 100.300°W / 25.667; -100.300CountryMexicoState(s)Nuevo LeónLargest cityMonterreyOther cities - Apodaca
 - Escobedo
 - Garcia
 - Guadalupe
 - Juárez
 - Salinas Victoria
 - San Nicolás de los Garza
 - San Pedro Garza García
 - Santa Catarina
 - SantiagoArea • Total2,957 sq mi (7,658 km²)Highest elevation4,900 ft (1,500 m)Lowest elevation1,680 ft (512 m)Population • Total5,341,177 • Density1,800/sq mi (700/km²)GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) • Year2023 • Total$190.3 billion^[2] • Per capita$37,200Area code81

The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey or AMM, the metropolitan area is the 2nd-largest in Mexico.

Overview

The Monterrey metropolitan area is composed of the municipalities/cities of:

• Apodaca
• Cadereyta Jiménez
• Escobedo
• García
• Guadalupe
• Juárez
• Monterrey
• Salinas Victoria
• San Nicolás de los Garza
• San Pedro Garza García
• Santa Catarina
• Santiago

There are three adjacent towns that do not maintain continuous urban development with the core urban area. These towns are considered strategic as the metropolitan area grows and integrates them:

• Ciénega de Flores
• General Zuazua
• Pesquería

References

External links

• Media related to Monterrey metropolitan area at Wikimedia Commons
• INEGI - Statistics of the ZMM - 2001
• https://www.nuevoleon.gob.mx