Toluca Metropolitan Area | ||
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| Zona Metropolitana de Toluca (Spanish) | ||
 Central Square,Zócalo, of the city of Toluca | ||
 Interactive Map of Toluca Metropolitan Area
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| Country |  Mexico | |
| State(s) |  Estado de México | |
| Largest city | Toluca | |
| Other cities | -Almoloya de Juárez -Calimaya -Chapultepec -Lerma -Metepec -Mexicaltzingo -Ocoyoacac -Otzolotepec -Rayón -San Antonio la Isla -San Mateo Atenco -Temoaya -Tenango del Valle -Xonacatlán -Zinacantepec | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | |
Greater Toluca or theMetropolitan Area of Toluca is theconurbation formed byToluca, as the core city, and 12 adjacent municipalities of thestate of Mexico, namelyAlmoloya de Juárez,Calimaya,Chapultepec,Lerma,Metepec,Mexicaltzingo,Ocoyoacac,Otzolotepec,San Mateo Atenco,Xonacatlán andZinacantepec. The city of Toluca is just one of several cities/towns (calledlocalidades inMexico) that comprise the municipality of Toluca. The Municipality of Toluca, in 2020, had a population of around 910,608, whereas the population of the entire metropolitan area was 2.3 million, making it the fifth largestmetropolitan area of Mexico afterGreater Mexico City,Greater Guadalajara,Greater Monterrey andGreater Puebla.
TheToluca Valley Metropolitan Area is ametropolitan area ofMexico located within theState of Mexico and composed of 16 municipalities. It is the second largest metropolitan area in the state in terms of size and population. It is part of the megalopolis of Mexico.
The most important cities in the metropolitan area of the Toluca Valley are:Toluca de Lerdo, Metepec,Zinacantepec,Lerma de Villada and Tenango del Valle.
It is the closest metropolitan area to the Valley of Mexico, with 66 kilometers between the two. The economic growth of the city spans from its polesZinacantepec,Tenango del Valle andLerma.
The metropolitan area of the Toluca Valley is the fifth largest city in Mexico, according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census of theNational Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
In the Metropolitan Region there are several prestigious universities, such as theMetropolitan Autonomous University Unidad Lerma (UAM-L), theAutonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMéx), Institute of Technology and Studies Superiors of Monterrey (ITESM), the Technological Institute of Toluca (TecNM Campus Toluca), campus ofUniversidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC),Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), Instituto Universitario del State of Mexico (IUEM), Technological University of the Toluca Valley (UTVT), among other institutions.
According to the State Urban, Metropolitan and Housing Information System of the State of Mexico, the metropolitan area is made up of the municipalities of Almoloya de Juárez, Calimaya, Chapultepec, Lerma, Metepec, Mexicaltzingo, Ocoyoacac, Otzolotepec, Rayón, San Antonio la Island, San Mateo Atenco, Temoaya, Tenango del Valle, Toluca, Xonacatlán and Zinacantepec
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