The Metropolitan area of Puebla or Greater Puebla is the fourth largest
agglomeration
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* Urban agglomeration, in standard English
* Megalopolis, in Chinese English, as defined in China's ''Standard for basic terminology of urban planning'' (GB/T 50280—98). Also known as " city cluster".
* Economies of ag ...
in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
with a population of 3.199 million.
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
Tlaxcala (; , ; from nah, Tlaxcallān ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipaliti ...
.
According to the
National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing (INEGI), it consists of the following municipalities of the
State of Puebla:
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Amozoc
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Coronango
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Cuautlancingo
Cuautlancingo Municipality is a town and municipality in Puebla, south-eastern Mexico. It is part of the Metropolitan area of Puebla. The town is bordered on the north by the state of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, east to the municipality of Tlaxcala and the ...
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Juan C. Bonilla
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Ocoyucan
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Puebla
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San Andrés Cholula
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San Gregorio Atzompa
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San Miguel Xoxtla
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San Pedro Cholula
San Pedro Cholula is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla and one of two municipalities which made up the city of Cholula. The city has been divided into two sections since the pre Hispanic era, when revolting Toltec-Chichimecas pushed t ...
and the following municipalities of the
State of Tlaxcala:
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Mazatecochco de José María Morelos
Mazatecochco de José María Morelos is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala in south-eastern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the ...
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Acuamanala de Miguel Hidalgo
Acuamanala de Miguel Hidalgo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala in south-eastern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...
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San Pablo del Monte
San Pablo del Monte is a municipality in Tlaxcala in south-eastern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United Stat ...
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Tenancingo
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Teolocholco
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Tepeyanco
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Papalotla de Xicohténcatl
Papalotla de Xicohténcatl is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala in south-eastern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...
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Xicohtzinco
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Zacatelco
Zacatelco () is a city and capital of Zacatelco (municipality), Zacatelco municipality located south of the state of Tlaxcala. According to the population census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography 2010, the city has a p ...
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San Juan Huactzinco
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San Lorenzo Axocomanitla
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Santa Catarina Ayometla
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Santa Cruz Quilehtla
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.
References
{{Largest metropolitan areas of Mexico
Metropolitan areas of Mexico