Greater Mexico City metropolitan area

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The Greater Mexico City metropolitan area is the vast urban agglomeration centered on Mexico City, encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities and boroughs to form one of the largest and most populous metropolitan regions in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan area
urban agglomeration
alsoKnownAs Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area

Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
surface form: Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México
climate subtropical highland climate
containsAdministrativeDivision Hidalgo
Mexico City
State of Mexico
coreCity Mexico City
country Mexico
daylightSavingTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
economicSignificance largest economic hub in Mexico
major financial center in Latin America
elevation approximately 2240 metres above sea level
environmentalIssue air pollution
land subsidence
urban sprawl
water scarcity
governedBy Government of Hidalgo
Government of Mexico City
Government of the State of Mexico
hasCulturalInstitution Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (main campus vicinity)
surface form: National Autonomous University of Mexico main campus

National Museum of Anthropology
Palacio de Bellas Artes
hasPart boroughs of Mexico City
municipalities of Hidalgo
municipalities of the State of Mexico
hasTransportInfrastructure Felipe Ángeles International Airport
Mexico City International Airport
Mexico City Metro
Suburban Railway of the Valley of Mexico
extensive bus rapid transit system
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (main campus vicinity)
surface form: Central University City Campus of UNAM

Historic Centre of Mexico City
surface form: Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco

Luis Barragán House and Studio
isCapitalRegionOf Mexico
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Central Mexico
Valley of Mexico
majorIndustry commerce
manufacturing
services
tourism
partOf Mexican megalopolis
populationRank largest metropolitan area in Mexico
one of the largest metropolitan areas in the Americas
one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world by population
timeZone UTC−05:00
UTC−06:00

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Colonia Morelos partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area
Colonia Morelos partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Valley of Mexico metropolitan area
Colonia Santa María la Ribera partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area
Colonia Tabacalera partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: central Mexico City
Colonia Valle Gómez partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area
El Rosario partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area
Granada (Mexico City neighborhood) partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area
Lomas de Chapultepec partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Naucalpan de Juárez partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Nezahualcóyotl partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Nuevo Polanco partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Valley of Mexico metropolitan area
Tacuba partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Texcoco, Mexico partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Greater Mexico City
Tlalnepantla de Baz partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Villa de Guadalupe partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Xochimilco partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Valle de México metropolitan area
Colonia Obrera partOfMetropolitanArea Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Valley of Mexico metropolitan area
Tenayuca region Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Northern Mexico City metropolitan area
Mexico City–Puebla highway regionServed Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Line 7 serves Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
subject surface form: Line 7 (Mexico City Metrobús)
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area
Metrobús serves Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
MEX serves Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
subject surface form: Mexico City International Airport
this entity surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area
Mexico City Metro serves Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Valley of Mexico metropolitan area
Mexico City International Airport servesMetropolitanArea Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Greater Mexico City
Terminal 2 servesRegion Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
subject surface form: Terminal 2 (Mexico City International Airport)
this entity surface form: Greater Mexico City area
Line 5 serviceArea Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
subject surface form: Line 5 (Mexico City Metrobús)
this entity surface form: Mexico City urban area
Tláhuac subdivisionOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Valley of Mexico metropolitan area
Venustiano Carranza subdivisionOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Valley of Mexico metropolitan area