Greater Mexico City

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Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City (Spanish: Zona metropolitana de la Ciudad de México). As of 2026, it encompasses Mexico City itself and 84 adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico, Hidalgo and Morelos, thus becoming the country’s first and only four-state metropolitan area.

Mexico City's metropolitan area is the economic, political, and cultural hub of Mexico. In recent years it has reduced its relative importance in domestic manufacturing, but has kept its dominant role in the country's economy thanks to an expansion of its tertiary activities. The area is also one of the powerhouse regions of Latin America, generating approximately $200 billion in GDP growth or 10 percent of the regional total.