Metropolitan area of Puebla
The Metropolitan area of Puebla or Greater Puebla is the fourth largest agglomeration in Mexico with a population of 2.109 million.[1] This agglomeration includes 10 municipalities of the state of Puebla, and 13 municipalities of the state of Tlaxcala. It does not include the city of Tlaxcala.
Puebla Metropolitan Area | |
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| Puebla-Tlaxcala Metropolitan Area | |
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| Coordinates: 19°02′00″N 98°11′00″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State(s) | Puebla, Tlaxcala |
| Largest city | Puebla |
| Other cities | Amozoc, Coronango, Cuautlancingo, San Pedro Cholula, San Andrés Cholula, Zacatelco, Vicente Guerrero |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,668,347 |
According to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing (INEGI), it consists of the following municipalities of the State of Puebla:
- Amozoc
- Coronango
- Cuautlancingo
- Juan C. Bonilla
- Ocoyucan
- Puebla
- San Andrés Cholula
- San Gregorio Atzompa
- San Miguel Xoxtla
- San Pedro Cholula
and the following municipalities of the State of Tlaxcala:
- Mazatecochco de José María Morelos
- Acuamanala de Miguel Hidalgo
- San Pablo del Monte
- Tenancingo
- Teolocholco
- Tepeyanco
- Papalotla de Xicohténcatl
- Xicohtzinco
- Zacatelco
- San Juan Huactzinco
- San Lorenzo Axocomanitla
- Santa Catarina Ayometla
- Santa Cruz Quilehtla
It may be considered one of the oldest inhabited areas in the world, as it includes the city of Cholula, the oldest still-inhabited city in America.
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