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 the Metropolitan Area of Toluca is the conurbation formed by Toluca, as the core city, and 12 adjacent municipalities of the state of Mexico, namely Almoloya de Juárez, Calimaya, Chapultepec, Lerma, Metepec, Mexicaltzingo, Ocoyoacac, Otzolotepec, San Mateo Atenco, Xonacatlán and Zinacantepec. The city of Toluca is just one of several cities/towns (called localidades in Mexico) 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 largest metropolitan area of Mexico after Greater Mexico City, Greater Guadalajara, Greater Monterrey and Greater Puebla.
The Toluca Valley Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area of Mexico located within the State 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 poles Zinacantepec, Tenango del Valle and Lerma.
The metropolitan area of the Toluca Valley is the fifth largest city in Mexico, according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).