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The major metropolitan areas of Mexico, as reported in the 2005 census:
Metropolitan areas by population
| Rank |
City proper |
State |
Pop. |
Rank |
City proper |
State |
Pop. |

Mexico City

Guadalajara
|
| 1 |
Mexico City |
Federal District |
19,231,829 |
11 |
Querétaro |
Querétaro |
918,100 |
| 2 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
4,095,853 |
12 |
Mérida |
Yucatán |
897,740 |
| 3 |
Monterrey |
Nuevo Leon |
3,664,331 |
13 |
Mexicali |
Baja California |
855,962 |
| 4 |
Puebla |
Puebla |
2,109,049 |
14 |
Aguascalientes |
Aguascalientes |
805,666 |
|
| 5 |
Toluca |
Mexico State |
1,610,786 |
15 |
Tampico |
Tamaulipas |
803,196 |
| 6 |
Tijuana |
Baja California |
1,483,992 |
16 |
Culiacán |
Sinaloa |
793,730 |
| 7 |
León |
Guanajuato |
1,425,210 |
17 |
Cuernavaca |
Morelos |
787,556 |
| 8 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Chihuahua |
1,313,338 |
18 |
Acapulco |
Guerrero |
786,830 |
| 9 |
Torreón |
Coahuila |
1,110,890 |
19 |
Chihuahua |
Chihuahua |
784,882 |
| 10 |
San Luis Potosi |
San Luis Potosí |
957,753 |
20 |
Morelia |
Michoacán |
735,624 |
| 2005 Census[1] |
[edit] Incorporated places over 100,000 population
List of the largest cities in Mexico (2005):
| Rank |
City |
State |
Population |
| 1 |
Mexico City |
DF |
8,720,916 |
| 2 |
Ecatepec de Morelos |
México |
1,687,549 |
| 3 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
1,600,894 |
| 5 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Chihuahua |
1,301,452 |
| 6 |
Tijuana |
Baja California |
1,286,187 |
| 7 |
León |
Guanajuato |
1,137,465 |
| 8 |
Nezahualcóyotl |
México |
1,136,300 |
| 9 |
Monterrey |
Nuevo León |
1,133,070 |
| 10 |
Zapopan |
Jalisco |
1,026,492 |
| 11 |
Naucalpan |
México |
792,226 |
| 12 |
Chihuahua |
Chihuahua |
748,518 |
| 13 |
Mérida |
Yucatán |
734,153 |
| 14 |
Guadalupe |
Nuevo León |
691,434 |
| 15 |
San Luis Potosí |
San Luis Potosí |
685,934 |
| 16 |
Tlalnepantla |
México |
674,417 |
| 17 |
Aguascalientes |
Aguascalientes |
663,671 |
| 18 |
Mexicali |
Baja California |
653,046 |
| 19 |
Hermosillo |
Sonora |
641,791 |
| 20 |
Saltillo |
Coahuila |
633,667 |
| 21 |
Acapulco |
Guerrero |
616,394 |
| 22 |
Morelia |
Michoacán |
608,049 |
| 23 |
Culiacán |
Sinaloa |
605,304 |
| 24 |
Querétaro |
Querétaro |
596,450 |
| 25 |
Torreón |
Coahuila |
548,723 |
| 26 |
Tlaquepaque |
Jalisco |
542,051 |
| 27 |
Cancún |
Quintana Roo |
526,701 |
| 28 |
Chimalhuacan |
México |
524,223 |
| 29 |
Reynosa |
Tamaulipas |
507,998 |
| 30 |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Chiapas |
490,455 |
| 31 |
Cuautitlán |
México |
477,872 |
| 32 |
San Nicolás de los Garza |
Nuevo León |
476,761 |
| 33 |
Ciudad López Mateos |
México |
471,904 |
| 34 |
Toluca |
México |
467,712 |
| 35 |
Durango |
Durango |
463,830 |
| 36 |
Veracruz |
Veracruz |
444,438 |
| 37 |
Matamoros |
Tamaulipas |
422,711 |
| 38 |
Ciudad Apodaca |
Nuevo León |
393,195 |
| 39 |
Xalapa |
Veracruz |
387,879 |
| 40 |
Tonalá |
Jalisco |
374,258 |
| 41 |
Mazatlán |
Sinaloa |
352,471 |
| 42 |
Nuevo Laredo |
Tamaulipas |
348,387 |
| 43 |
Irapuato |
Guanajuato |
342,561 |
| 44 |
Villahermosa |
Tabasco |
335,778 |
| 45 |
Cuernavaca |
Morelos |
332,197 |
| 46 |
Xico |
México |
331,321 |
| 47 |
Celaya |
Guanajuato |
310,413 |
| 48 |
Tampico |
Tamaulipas |
303,635 |
| 49 |
Tepic |
Nayarit |
295,204 |
| 50 |
General Escobedo |
Nuevo León |
295,131 |
| 51 |
Ixtapaluca |
México |
290,076 |
| 52 |
Coacalco |
México |
285,822 |
| 53 |
Ciudad Victoria |
Tamaulipas |
278,455 |
| 54 |
Ciudad Obregón |
Sonora |
270,992 |
| 55 |
Pachuca |
Hidalgo |
267,751 |
| 56 |
Ensenada |
Baja California |
260,075 |
| 57 |
Ciudad Santa Catarina |
Nuevo León |
259,202 |
| 58 |
Oaxaca |
Oaxaca |
258,008 |
| 59 |
Villa Nicolás Romero |
México |
242,798 |
| 60 |
Gómez Palacio |
Durango |
239,842 |
| 61 |
Uruapan |
Michoacán |
238,975 |
| 62 |
Tehuacán |
Puebla |
238,229 |
| 63 |
Coatzacoalcos |
Veracruz |
234,174 |
| 64 |
Los Reyes la Paz |
México |
232,211 |
| 65 |
Los Mochis |
Sinaloa |
231,977 |
| 66 |
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez |
San Luis Potosí |
215,968 |
| 67 |
Campeche |
Campeche |
211,671 |
| 68 |
Monclova |
Coahuila |
198,819 |
| 69 |
Buenavista |
México |
198,404 |
| 70 |
Ciudad Madero |
Tamaulipas |
193,045 |
| 71 |
Tapachula |
Chiapas |
189,991 |
| 72 |
Nogales |
Sonora |
189,759 |
| 73 |
La Paz |
Baja California Sur |
189,176 |
| 74 |
Puerto Vallarta |
Jalisco |
177,830 |
| 75 |
Poza Rica |
Veracruz |
174,512 |
| 76 |
Chicoloapan |
México |
168,591 |
| 77 |
Chilpancingo |
Guerrero |
166,796 |
| 78 |
Metepec |
México |
164,182 |
| 79 |
Ojo de Agua |
México |
161,820 |
| 80 |
Ciudad del Carmen |
Campeche |
154,197 |
| 81 |
San Pablo de las Salinas |
México |
160,432 |
| 82 |
Jiutepec |
Morelos |
153,704 |
| 83 |
Cuautla |
Morelos |
145,482 |
| 84 |
Chalco |
México |
144,311 |
| 85 |
Salamanca |
Guanajuato |
143,838 |
| 86 |
San Cristóbal de las Casas |
Chiapas |
142,364 |
| 87 |
Piedras Negras |
Coahuila |
142,011 |
| 88 |
San Luis Río Colorado |
Sonora |
138,796 |
| 89 |
Chetumal |
Quintana Roo |
136,825 |
| 90 |
Córdoba |
Veracruz |
136,237 |
| 91 |
Boca del Río |
Veracruz |
129,416 |
| 92 |
Zamora de Hidalgo |
Michoacán |
127,606 |
| 93 |
Acuña |
Coahuila |
126,238 |
| 94 |
Colima |
Colima |
123,597 |
| 95 |
Zacatecas |
Zacatecas |
122,889 |
| 96 |
San Pedro Garza García |
Nuevo León |
121,977 |
| 97 |
San Juan del Río |
Querétaro |
120,984 |
| 98 |
Naucalpan |
México |
118,181 |
| 99 |
Orizaba |
Veracruz |
117,273 |
| 100 |
Ciudad Valles |
San Luis Potosí |
116,261 |
| 101 |
Fresnillo |
Zacatecas |
110,892 |
| 102 |
Manzanillo |
Colima |
110,728 |
| 103 |
Iguala |
Guerrero |
110,390 |
| 104 |
Minatitlán |
Veracruz |
109,791 |
| 105 |
Delicias |
Chihuahua |
108,187 |
| 106 |
Navojoa |
Sonora |
103,312 |
| 107 |
Guaymas |
Sonora |
101,507 |
| 108 |
Hidalgo del Parral |
Chihuahua |
101,147 |
| 109 |
Playa del Carmen |
Quintana Roo |
100,383 |
See also: List of cities
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