Monterrey Metropolitan Area

File:Monterrey Metro Area.png Common name: Monterrey Metropolitan Area
Largest city	Monterrey
Other cities	- Apodaca  - Escobedo  - Garcia  - Guadalupe  - Juárez  - Monterrey  - San Nicolás de los Garza  - San Pedro Garza García  - Santa Catarina  - Santiago
Population	Ranked in the U.S.
- Total	3,664,331(2005)
- Density	5,151.5/sq. mi.  685/km²
Area	2,228.5 sq. mi. 5,346.80 km²
State(s)	- Nuevo León
Elevation
- Highest point	7,053.81 feet (2,150 m)
- Lowest point	1,804.46 feet (550 m)

The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the conurbation around the city of Monterrey, officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey or AMM. It is the second largest city in Mexico by area and the third largest in population.

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

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

There are several adjacent towns that are not yet totally assimilated within the urbanized area (suburbs), but are considered strategic as the metropolitan area grows and integrates them:

• Cadereyta Jiménez which is about to be conurbated^{[citation needed]}
• Carmen
• Ciénega de Flores
• General Zuazua
• Hidalgo
• Marin
• Pesquería
• Salinas Victoria

[edit] External links

• INEGI - Statistics of the ZMM
• http://www.nuevoleon.gob.mx

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