Guadalajara metropolitan area

Guadalajara metropolitan area
Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara (Spanish)
Guadalajara metropolitan area in Mexico
Interactive map of the Guadalajara metropolitan area
Country Mexico
State(s) Jalisco
Largest cityGuadalajara
Other cities - Zapopan
 - Tlaquepaque
 - Tonalá
 - El Salto
 - Tlajomulco de Zúñiga
Area
  Total
2,543.13 km2 (981.91 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,870 m (6,131.14 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,050 m (3,442.6 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
5,268,642
  Density2,071.71/km2 (5,365.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
  Year2023
  Total$123.8 billion
  Per capita$22,800
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)

The Guadalajara metropolitan area (officially, in Spanish: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara) is the most populous metropolitan area of the Mexican state of Jalisco and the third largest in the country after Greater Mexico City and Monterrey. It includes the core municipality of Guadalajara and the surrounding municipalities of Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, El Salto, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos and Juanacatlán.