Greater Mexico City

Greater Mexico City refers to the conurbation around Mexico City, called "Zona Metropolitana" in Spanish.

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The Mexican Government usually defines Mexico City's conurbation with three different terms:

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• Federal District (DF), Distrito Federal, The 16 boroughs of Mexico City.
• Metropolitan Area of Mexico City (ZMCM), Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México. This is the Federal District plus 34 municipalities located in the neighbouring State of México: Acolman, Atenco, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Chalco, Chiautla, Chicoloapan, Chiconcuac, Chimalhuacán, Coacalco de Berriozábal, Cuautitlán, Cuautitlan Izcalli, Ecatepec, Huixquilucan, Ixtapaluca, Jaltenco, Melchor Ocampo, Naucalpan de Juárez, Nextlalplan, Nezahualcóyotl, Nicolás Romero, Papalotla, La Paz, Tecámac, Teoloyucán, Teotihuacán, Tepetlaoxtoc, Tepotzotlán, Texcoco, Tezoyuca, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Tultepec, Tultitlán, Valle de Chalco Solidaridad, and Zumpango.
• Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (ZMVM) Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México. This is ZMCM plus another 22 municipalities in the State of México: Amecameca, Apaxco, Atlautla, Axapusco, Ayapango, Cocotitlán, Coyotepec, Ecatzingo, Huehuetoca, Hueypoztla, Isidro Fabela, Jilotzingo, Juchitepec, Nopaltepec, Otumba, Ozumba, San Martín de las Pirámides, Temamatla, Temascalapa, Tenango del Aire, Tepetlixpa, Tlalmanalco, Villa del Carbón, and one municipality in the state of Hidalgo: Tizayuca.

According to the year 2000 census figures:

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• Population of DF: 8.6 million
• Population of ZMCM: 17.8 million
• Population of ZMVM: 18.4 million