Metropolitan area of Puebla

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Puebla Metropolitan Area
Puebla–Tlaxcala Metropolitan Area
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Puebla
Location in Mexico
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Puebla
Puebla (North America)
Coordinates: 19°02′N98°11′W / 19.033°N 98.183°W / 19.033; -98.183
CountryMexico
State(s) Puebla, Tlaxcala
Largest city Puebla
Other cities Amozoc, Coronango, Cuautlancingo, San Pedro Cholula, San Andrés Cholula, Zacatelco, Vicente Guerrero
Population
  Total3,199,530
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
  Year2023
  Total$53.8 billion [1]
  Per capita$16,100

The Metropolitan area of Puebla or Greater Puebla is the fourth largest agglomeration in Mexico with a population of 3.199 million. [2] 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.

According to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing (INEGI), it consists of the following municipalities of the State of Puebla:

and the following municipalities of the State of Tlaxcala:

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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  2. "Zonas y municipios más poblados en México | INEGI 2021".